Buchmann Surname

34,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Buchmann Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, the beech trees.

Buchmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,7191:8,2831,023
Switzerland1,6241:5,057749
United States1,3761:263,41524,843
Brazil7691:278,38010,724
Austria5351:15,9172,366
France5111:129,98619,844
Denmark1441:39,1994,091
Canada881:418,70036,754
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Norway381:135,32317,347
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
England331:1,688,42669,999
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Finland61:916,11741,832
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Wales41:773,63329,106
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Büchmann (227) are calculated separately.

Buchmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, the beech trees.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Buchmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buchmann is found most in Germany. It may appear as: Büchmann. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buchmann is the 34,636th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 476,217 people. The last name Buchmann is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Buchmann are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Buchmann is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 9,719 people, or 1 in 8,283. In Germany Buchmann is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany it exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Buchmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buchmann has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,186 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buchmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buchmann surname are 15.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Buchmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.31% more than the national average, earning 534,028 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.5% more than the national average, earning R 424,176 per year; in United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $57,340 CAD per year.

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