Buchanah Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Buchanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buchanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Buchanah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buchanah occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchanah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Buchanah live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Buchanah is most numerous in: Illinois, where 40 percent reside, Tennessee, where 40 percent reside and Texas, where 20 percent reside. Beside The United States Buchanah is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 13 percent reside and Mauritius, where 13 percent reside.

Buchanah Last Name Statistics demography

Buchanah earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,425 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Buchanah
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