Bü Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Bü Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bü Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

Bü Last Name Facts

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

Bü occurs most in Germany. It may be found as: Bu, or . Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bü? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Bü are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Bü is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 20 percent reside and Mexico, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bu8389,540/
837/
832/
Büt803/
Büh803/
Büch67990/
Büth67285/
Bühs6794/
Bühe6719/
Bütt6714/
Büss672/

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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 Bü
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