Búi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Búi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Búi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Bui (2,043,143), Bùi (35), Büi (3), Bűi (1) & Buì (1) are calculated separately.

Búi (41) may also be a first name.

Búi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Búi occurs in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Bui, Bùi, Büi, Bűi or Buì. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Búi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Búi live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia. Búi is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name internationally, held by 41 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 190,045. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 50 percent are found and Northeastern Region, where 50 percent are found. Beside Iceland it exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bui892,043,143/
Bùi8935/
Büi893/
Bűi891/
Bi802,317,225/
807/
Buì781/
Bai679,907,044/
Bio67138,053/
Bie6738,596/
Bhi6735,574/
Boi6723,460/
Bih6722,479/
Bia6722,403/
Bii6720,669/
Bei6716,947/
Bié676,277/
Biu675,509/
Biy672,039/
Bbi67907/
Hbi67151/
Byi67132/
Baú6797/
Bwi6770/
Bói6751/
Pbi6743/
Búa6719/
Biá6711/
Wbi677/
Beú672/
Bíi671/
Bià671/
Biú671/
B I671/
Băi671/
Biè671/
Bội671/
Biê671/
Biô671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Búi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis