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Where Does The Last Name Buchan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Buchan (Hindi: बुचन, Marathi: बुचन, Oriya: ବୁଚନ, Russian: Бучан) is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Buchán. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Buchan is the 27,151^st most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 368,262 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Buchan reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 95,341^st most frequent given name internationally It is held by 5,074 people.

This last name is most numerous in Scotland, where it is carried by 5,451 people, or 1 in 982. In Scotland Buchan is mostly concentrated in: Aberdeenshire, where 42 percent reside, Aberdeen City, where 15 percent reside and City of Edinburgh, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Scotland this last name occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Buchan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Buchan has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 753 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 591 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 9,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Buchan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buchan last name are 10.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Buchan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 36.88% more than the national average, earning 473,713 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.73% more than the national average, earning R 327,288 per year; in United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,296 CAD per year.