Buchheister Surname

222,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Buchheister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buchheister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1481:70,1278,950
United States5871:617,47749,974
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
France31:22,140,907385,998
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Buchheister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buchheister occurs most in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchheister? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buchheister is the 222,924th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,986,622 people. The last name Buchheister is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Buchheister live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,148 people, or 1 in 70,127. In Germany Buchheister is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 40 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany Buchheister exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Venezuela, where 1 percent live.

Buchheister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buchheister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buchheister last name rose 4,515 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buchheister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Buchheister are 8.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.29% registered to vote for the party.

Buchheister earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.1% more than the national average, earning $53,549 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buchheister
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