Buchnam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Buchnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buchnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Buchnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buchnam is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Buchnam.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchnam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Buchnam is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Buchnam reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Buchnam is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Buchnam is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 40 percent are found, New York, where 20 percent are found and South Carolina, where 20 percent are found.

Buchnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buchnam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buchnam last name decreased 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buchnam Last Name Statistics demography

Buchnam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buchnan8637/
Bushnam8634/
Bhushnam8075/
Bouchnan801/
Buchnnan801/
Buchneim801/
Bauchnan800/
Busnam772/
Buschnann751/
Bouchnane751/
Bhusnam719/
Busngam712/
Butsnam711/
Boujnam711/
Bushnan711/
Budcnan711/
Buchnon711/
Bousnam710/
Bhushnan674/
Baushnan670/
Buchnnon670/

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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 Buchnam
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