Buø Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Buø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway501:102,84613,903

The alternate forms: Bu (89,540), (7), (5) & (2) are calculated separately.

Buø Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Buø Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Buø occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Bu, , or . For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buø? popularity and diffusion

Buø is the 2,746,821st most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Buø reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Buø is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 102,846. In Norway Buø is most frequent in: Southern Norway, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 8 percent reside.

Buø Last Name Statistics demography

Buø earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning 434,183 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bu9389,540/
Buøy8646/
807/
805/
802/
Bustø758/
Bui672,043,143/
Bux67637,794/
But6755,120/
Bau6742,782/
Bou6736,734/
Bud6712,004/
Bus677,932/
Beu676,750/
Buz674,813/
Buh674,381/
Buj674,202/
Buu673,291/
Buy673,044/
Bhu672,621/
Bup67981/
Buš67708/
Buş67145/
Buğ6753/
Buș6746/
Bgu6740/
Hbu6717/
Buð6710/
Buá674/
Buś672/
Buì671/
Ặbu671/
Bếu671/
Buț671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buø
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