Bük Surname

263,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Bük Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bük Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,4591:53,3395,241
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Buk (10,354) & Būk (1) are calculated separately.

Bük Last Name Facts

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

Bük is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Buk or Būk. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bük? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 263,032nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,890,970 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Bük live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Bük is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,459 people, or 1 in 53,339. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Hatay Province, where 11 percent live and Karabuk Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buk8910,354/
Būk891/
Bück86465/
Bükk8613/
Büks861/
Bücke7544/
Bückő755/
Bücks753/
Bok6713,339/
Bók67241/
Büg6735/
Büx6734/
Bükova671/
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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 Bük
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