Last Name BU

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BU is ranked as the 32018th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 919.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.29 people named BU for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 59% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BU is 637, the rank is 38,198 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BU is 0.20.

Last Names BU
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 919 +/-11.7%
  • National Rank 32,018
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 637
  • National Rank 38,198
  • Proportion/100k 0.20

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BU is 51.8% White, 23.9% Hispanic origin, 14.4% Black, 7.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BU have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BU is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BU

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 51.8% 63.9% -12.1%
Hispanic origin 23.9% 16.3% 7.6%
Black 14.4% 12.3% 2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 7.8% 4.9% 2.9%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BU is California where 147 people have this name.
  • New Hampshire is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BU, as 1.41 in every 100,000 New Hampshirites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • New Hampshire is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 12 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Ohio (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 435 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 62 0.48 86.1% Indiana 11 0.17 42.9% Iowa 5 0.16 26.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 24 0.24 73.6% Minnesota 10 0.19 51.4% Missouri 7 0.22 6.2% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 5 0.05 4.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 13 0.22 56.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 62 0.48 86.1%
Indiana 11 0.17 42.9%
Iowa 5 0.16 26.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 24 0.24 73.6%
Minnesota 10 0.19 51.4%
Missouri 7 0.22 6.2%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 5 0.05 4.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 13 0.22 56.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names BU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 6.6% California 147 0.38 93.4% Colorado 14 0.25 50.8% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 7.5% New Mexico 10 0.47 7.3% Oregon 7 0.18 5.9% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 11 0.15 50.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 6.6%
California 147 0.38 93.4%
Colorado 14 0.25 50.8%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 7.5%
New Mexico 10 0.47 7.3%
Oregon 7 0.18 5.9%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 11 0.15 50.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 52.9% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.2% New Hampshire 19 1.41 60.1% New Jersey 63 0.7 86.3% New York 82 0.42 89.2% Pennsylvania 44 0.34 81.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 52.9%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.2%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 60.1%
New Jersey 63 0.7 86.3%
New York 82 0.42 89.2%
Pennsylvania 44 0.34 81.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names BU State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 66.3% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 6.2% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 100 0.5 94.2% Georgia 44 0.44 86.2% Kentucky 6 0.15 5.9% Louisiana 7 0.14 5.6% Maryland 23 0.38 75.1% Mississippi 7 0.22 6.2% North Carolina 16 0.16 73.8% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 6 0.13 6.8% Tennessee 15 0.24 68.6% Texas 47 0.17 84.3% Virginia 13 0.16 53.2% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name BU

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 66.3%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 6.2%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 100 0.5 94.2%
Georgia 44 0.44 86.2%
Kentucky 6 0.15 5.9%
Louisiana 7 0.14 5.6%
Maryland 23 0.38 75.1%
Mississippi 7 0.22 6.2%
North Carolina 16 0.16 73.8%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 6 0.13 6.8%
Tennessee 15 0.24 68.6%
Texas 47 0.17 84.3%
Virginia 13 0.16 53.2%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with BU as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BU as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BU.

The most popular full name is Daniel BU. 1.52% of all the people named BU have this given name.

There are 179 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BU

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Daniel BU 1.52%
2 John BU 1.52%
3 Ariel BU 1.01%
4 Dwight BU 1.01%
5 Felipe BU 1.01%
6 Fred BU 1.01%
7 George BU 1.01%
8 James BU 1.01%
9 Jianxin BU 1.01%
10 Kyung BU 1.01%
11 Mary BU 1.01%
12 Mitch BU 1.01%
13 Nora BU 1.01%
14 Paul BU 1.01%
15 Ron BU 1.01%
16 Tom BU 1.01%
17 Xiu BU 1.01%
18 Adi BU 0.51%
19 Alex BU 0.51%
20 Andres BU 0.51%

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