Buch Surname

23,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Buch Surname User-submission:

From the German word for 'book'.

Buch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,7641:11,9021,520
Guatemala3,4231:4,698654
United States3,1731:114,23212,355
Denmark2,6201:2,154156
India1,3431:571,15827,876
Brazil1,0431:205,2497,901
France1,0041:66,1589,126
Spain8851:52,8274,890
Poland6331:60,0459,453
Argentina2681:159,49013,435
Canada2611:141,17114,531
Russia2571:560,79050,335
England2151:259,15420,728
Norway1661:30,9784,282
Austria1461:58,3259,115
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Iran1211:634,56634,558
Ukraine991:459,82553,915
Slovakia871:61,33911,847
Sweden861:114,4978,198
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Chile701:251,6647,573
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Kazakhstan501:353,65028,520
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Greenland251:2,255265
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Cuba131:886,3636,304
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Israel101:855,76354,181
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales91:343,83718,086
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Finland81:687,08836,047
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9911:50,6755,745

The alternate forms: Büch (990) are calculated separately.

Buch (268) may also be a first name.

Buch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the German word for 'book'.

- mgbuch

Buch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buch (Hindi: बुच, Marathi: बुच, Russian: Буч) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Büch. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,075th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 310,029 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Buch reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 30 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 543,171st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 268 people.

The surname Buch is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 6,764 people, or 1 in 11,902. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Hesse, where 13 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Buch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buch surname grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 768 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Buch last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Buch are 10.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning 353,321 kr per year; in Peru they earn 271.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 71,960 per year; in South Africa they earn 91.18% more than the national average, earning R 454,308 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.37% less than the national average, earning $17,169,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.88% more than the national average, earning $60,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büch92990/
Busch8996,834/
Bauch8912,117/
Buchs893,723/
Bouch893,715/
Buche893,412/
Butch891,539/
Bucht89645/
Beuch89279/
Buich89129/
Buchh89108/
Buuch8931/
Bucsh8928/
Buxch8911/
Bhuch898/
Budch892/
Buchz891/
Buych891/
Buchj891/
Buchd891/
Buh864,381/
Buc863,403/
Bausch809,475/
Bouche809,121/
Busche806,167/
Butsch802,101/
Bauche801,938/
Beusch80834/
Bautch80638/
Boucht80278/
Beuche80248/
Butche80178/
Buisch80144/
Buiche80143/
Bousch80139/
Bouchs8040/
Boutch8039/
Buchhe8017/
Buysch8013/
Bhuche806/
Buusch805/
Butchs804/
Buchce802/
Buschs802/
Bushch802/
Buchch801/
Bucsch801/
Buychs801/
Bauchs801/
Budche801/
Buchse801/
Buchdt801/
Buchdz801/
Buhche801/
Bouych801/
Buchhz800/
Bustch800/
Buttch800/
Bush75144,795/
Bouh7521,069/
Boch7510,228/
Bauc758,061/
Budh755,562/
Buci752,208/
Buuh751,996/
Buce751,812/
Bukh751,730/
Bouc751,444/
Buhs75962/
Buxh75234/
Bucs75227/
Bujh75219/
Buic75141/
Vuch75126/
Bucz75111/
Beuc75110/
Wuch7582/
Buih7541/
Bauh7538/
Buhz7537/
Busc7536/
Buyh7515/
Buzh7510/
Butc756/
Bhuh754/
Hbuh754/
Buhh753/
Buph753/
Buhy752/
Buhj752/
Budc751/
Bujc751/
Buchche73779/
Buchová73445/
Bautsch73383/
Bussche73212/
Buchova7378/
Bousche7370/
Bausche7351/
Boutche7327/
Beutsch735/
Baustch733/
Bouschs731/
Baushch731/
Beusche731/
Bhouche731/
Bouchht731/
Hbouche731/
Bouchse730/
Boutsch730/
Butsche730/
Bushsch730/
Buttche730/
Bu6789,540/
Bouha675,727/
Buice672,489/
Bushe672,127/
Bauce671,037/
Buhse67958/
Bouhy67884/
Baudh67763/
Buxsh67577/
Wuche67559/
Boush67486/
Buhtz67409/
Buddh67390/
Bouhe67345/
Vouch67304/
Boudh67263/
Vuich67261/
Booch67261/
Boukh67253/
Bauhs67249/
Buyce67205/
Baucz67172/
Wauch67138/
Baush67114/
Busci67111/
Baukh6793/
Bhuci6780/
Buhrz6775/
Bouhs6766/
Bouce6762/
Bauci6761/
Bukhe6761/
Wuich6755/
Wutch6753/
Buths6744/
Buish6742/
Bhukh6742/
Buschová6740/
Bauchová6738/
Boech6736/
Vuche6732/
Buhyi6730/
Butci6728/
Busce6724/
Buchchhe6723/
Bujcs6723/
Wouch6720/
Bhush6719/
Vucht6718/
Buzce6716/
Bouht6714/
Buhts6712/
Buugh6712/
Buttc6712/
Bautsche6711/
Beukh679/
Vuych678/
Busht678/
Buhsh677/
Bhauh676/
Boussche676/
Buzhs675/
Bussh675/
Budce675/
Butsh674/
Bocsh674/
Vauch674/
Veuch674/
B'Ouh673/
Bhuhe673/
Bhujh673/
Beush673/
Bouci673/
Bheuc673/
Buhss673/
Beuce672/
Buush672/
Bushh672/
Buici672/
Bochh672/
Buhiy672/
Bauchova672/
Buhys672/
Beucs671/
Buidh671/
Buisc671/
Buujh671/
Buuth671/
Bouchová671/
Bauhd671/
Bauhj671/
Baujh671/
Bhoch671/
Bhudh671/
Bhauc671/
Uhoch671/
Bautc671/
Budsh671/
Buysh671/
Mpuch671/
Wucht671/
Buitc671/
Búsch671/
Buyssche671/
Buscì671/
Bucze671/
Buics671/
Buikh671/
Bouëc671/
Beuhe671/
Beusc671/
Bhuic671/
Buyhj671/
Boucehed671/
Bouchche671/
Bushx671/
Bouhc671/
Buhtt671/
Bujhs671/
Vutch670/
Bauph670/
Buycz670/
Bushs670/

Buch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buch in the Marathi language
बुचbuca84.87
बूचbuca15.13
Buch in the Hindi language
बुचbuca81.82
बुच्buc9.09
बूचbuca9.09
Buch in the Russian language
Бучbuc-

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