Buchner Surname

26,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Buchner Surname Definition:

Citizen of Buchen, a common place name in Germany.

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Buchner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,1141:6,646817
Austria2,4421:3,487349
United States2,3931:151,46615,554
Canada6971:52,8636,338
Brazil6471:330,87212,737
South Africa6031:89,84711,005
Poland2981:127,54618,741
Netherlands2541:66,48511,373
Israel1191:71,9138,842
Chile1181:149,2925,109
Australia1171:230,73221,761
France911:729,92091,032
England731:763,26141,903
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5601:89,6769,259

The alternate forms: Büchner (12,013) are calculated separately.

Buchner (20) may also be a first name.

Buchner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Citizen of Buchen, a common place name in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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.

- bigbuck

Buchner Last Name Facts

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

Buchner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Büchner. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,488th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 358,604 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Buchner live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 12,114 people, or 1 in 6,646. In Germany Buchner is most common in: Bavaria, where 67 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany Buchner is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Buchner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buchner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buchner surname grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 332 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buchner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buchner surname are 6.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Buchner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.11% more than the national average, earning R 418,500 per year; in United States they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $45,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $50,109 CAD per year.

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Buchner Reference & Research

Buckner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Buckner 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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