Buc Surname

132,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Buc Surname User-submission:

The Buc surname means 'clothes'. Derived from the the Classic Mayan word b'uk'.

Buc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,4151:11,3661,164
Cambodia5081:30,4871,530
France3381:196,51730,555
Poland3131:121,43418,038
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Vietnam1701:544,9771,503
Slovakia1321:40,4287,538
Romania651:308,89027,566
Taiwan531:442,3543,378
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Australia331:818,05251,601
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
England191:2,932,529101,561
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Buć (12), Buč (8) & Búc (7) are calculated separately.

Buc (491) may also be a first name.

Buc Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Buc surname means 'clothes'. Derived from the the Classic Mayan word b'uk'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Buc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buc is borne by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Buć, Buč or Búc. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buc? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 132,618th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,141,506 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Buc are found; 42 percent are found in Central America and 42 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Buc is also the 383,498th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 491 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is borne by 1,415 people, or 1 in 11,366. In Guatemala it is mostly concentrated in: Chimaltenango Department, where 54 percent are found, Alta Verapaz Department, where 37 percent are found and Guatemala Department, where 6 percent are found. Other than Guatemala Buc occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 15 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Buc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buc surname are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

Buc earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $48,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buć8912/
Buč898/
Búc897/
Buck86103,627/
Buch8623,506/
Bauc868,061/
Buci862,208/
Bouc861,444/
Bucs86227/
Buic86141/
Bucz86111/
Beuc86110/
Busc8636/
Bucx8629/
Bucc8622/
Butc866/
Buct862/
Budc861/
Bukc861/
Bucq861/
Bugc861/
Bujc861/
Busch7596,834/
Bauch7512,117/
Buchs753,723/
Bouch753,715/
Buche753,412/
Buick753,138/
Bouck752,520/
Buyck752,305/
Butch751,539/
Boucq751,128/
Beuck751,067/
Buuck75779/
Bauck75641/
Bucke75431/
Beuch75279/
Busck75187/
Baucz75172/
Buich75129/
Busci75111/
Buchh75108/
Bhuci7580/
Bauci7561/
Buckx7560/
Buhck7547/
Bucsh7528/
Butci7528/
Baucq7525/
Bujcs7523/
Bucgs7521/
Bucch7519/
Buttc7512/
Buxch7511/
Bhuch758/
Bukch758/
Buqck755/
Bucșe755/
Budce755/
Buucc754/
Bouci753/
Bheuc753/
Buchg753/
Buici752/
Bujck752/
Budch752/
Buckh752/
Beucs751/
Buccs751/
Bucct751/
Buckk751/
Buisc751/
Bugch751/
Bhucc751/
Bhauc751/
Bautc751/
Bukcx751/
Buitc751/
Buscì751/
Buchz751/
Bucze751/
Buics751/
Bouëc751/
Beusc751/
Bhuic751/
Buigc751/
Buckp751/
Buych751/
Bouhc751/
Buchj751/
Buycz750/
Bugck750/
Buzck750/
Bux67637,794/
Buk6710,354/
Bausch679,475/
Bouche679,121/
Bus677,932/
Boc676,231/
Buz674,813/
Buj674,202/
Bug672,249/
Butsch672,101/
Bauche671,938/
Beusch67834/
Buš67708/
Baucke67694/
Bautch67638/
Boucke67252/
Beuche67248/
Buycks67240/
Beucke67221/
Butche67178/
Buş67145/
Buisch67144/
Buiche67143/
Bucová67139/
Bousch67139/
Baucks6782/
Buijck6780/
Buscke6780/
Bugsch6772/
Buchke6760/
Buicke6746/
Butcke6743/
Bouchs6740/
Boutch6739/
Buksch6735/
Beuckx6730/
Bucova6729/
Bóc6718/
Buchhe6717/
Buysch6713/
Buq6713/
Budcke6712/
Bucowa6711/
Buscch6711/
Bhuche676/
Buusch675/
Butchs674/
Buschk674/
Bucksh673/
Buycke672/
Buchce672/
Buckhs672/
Buschs672/
Bushch672/
Buś672/
Buchch671/
Bucsch671/
Buychs671/
Budzcz671/
Baudck671/
Bhusct671/
Bauchs671/
Budche671/
Buţ671/
Buż671/
Buž671/
Buchse671/
Bucque671/
Buchdz671/
Buhche671/
Buicks671/
D'Buck671/
Bouych671/
Busshc671/
Buttcq671/
Busctt670/
Bustch670/
Boucck670/
Buttch670/
Bousck670/

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