Buchhan Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Buchhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Buchhan (34) may also be a first name.
Buchhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buchhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buchhan (Hindi: बुछान, Marathi: बुछन) is held by more people in Guyana than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buchhan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Buchhan are found; 79 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 1,775,424th most common first name throughout the world, held by 34 people.
Buchhan is most frequently used in Guyana, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 50,815. In Guyana Buchhan is most prevalent in: East Berbice-Corentyne, where 100 percent live. Excluding Guyana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Buchhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Buchhan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buchhan last name grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buchhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buchhan in the Marathi language | ||
| बुछन | buchana | - |
| Buchhan in the Hindi language | ||
| बुछान | buchana | 50 |
| बुछन | buchana | 16.67 |
| बुच्चन | buccana | 16.67 |
| बूछन | buchana | 16.67 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Buchhan
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