Bucher Surname
Approximately 43,373 people bear this surname
Bucher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 14,674 | 1:560 | 25 |
| Germany | 10,652 | 1:7,558 | 950 |
| United States | 10,259 | 1:35,331 | 4,411 |
| France | 2,903 | 1:22,881 | 2,662 |
| Austria | 2,033 | 1:4,189 | 446 |
| Brazil | 556 | 1:385,026 | 14,709 |
| Australia | 231 | 1:116,865 | 12,949 |
| Dominican Republic | 231 | 1:45,164 | 2,375 |
| Canada | 184 | 1:200,248 | 19,574 |
| Argentina | 168 | 1:254,425 | 20,581 |
| Thailand | 148 | 1:477,286 | 83,618 |
| Hungary | 143 | 1:68,645 | 7,042 |
| Poland | 120 | 1:316,740 | 36,993 |
| Romania | 88 | 1:228,158 | 22,067 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Slovakia | 73 | 1:73,102 | 14,166 |
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| Chile | 62 | 1:284,137 | 8,321 |
| Czechia | 62 | 1:171,508 | 25,743 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Spain | 54 | 1:865,778 | 34,484 |
| Italy | 54 | 1:1,132,531 | 73,160 |
| Norway | 50 | 1:102,846 | 13,903 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,588 | 1:19,404 | 2,460 |
The alternate forms: Bücher (1,474) are calculated separately.
Bucher (51) may also be a first name.
Bucher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who copied books.
(French.) Pronounced Booshay. A wood—house; pile of wood; pyre; funeral—pile.
User-submitted Reference
Buckner derives from either Old English or German origin. It comes from Germany from one of two families, buchner or büchner, or from England, specifically the Berkshire area, and is broken down from bukenore. There is some evidence that it is a english breakdown from a german family with jewish roots.
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Bucher Religious Adherence
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Bucher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bucher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bucher (Russian: Бучер) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bücher. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bucher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,931st most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 168,020 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Bucher live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bucher is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous given name at a global level, held by 51 people.
This last name is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 14,674 people, or 1 in 560. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Lucerne, where 34 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 18 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 8 percent are found. Barring Switzerland this last name is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.
Bucher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bucher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bucher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bucher last name are 20.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Bucher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.02% less than the national average, earning 238,728 kr per year; in Peru they earn 33.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,877 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.73% more than the national average, earning R 427,104 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $51,335 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bucher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bucher in the Russian language | ||
| Бучер | bucer | - |
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Bucher Reference & Research
Bucher/Beecher etc. FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Bucher/Beecher etc. FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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