Buchwald Surname
Approximately 11,303 people bear this surname
Buchwald Surname Definition:
(German) One who lived near the beech wood; one who came from Buchwald (beech wood). in Germany.
Buchwald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,074 | 1:11,380 | 1,456 |
| United States | 1,548 | 1:234,147 | 22,512 |
| Poland | 1,433 | 1:26,524 | 4,039 |
| Denmark | 438 | 1:12,887 | 1,234 |
| France | 207 | 1:320,883 | 48,728 |
| Canada | 154 | 1:239,257 | 22,811 |
| Austria | 63 | 1:135,166 | 18,435 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Hungary | 43 | 1:228,286 | 18,658 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 82 | 1:612,423 | 40,920 |
Buchwald Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who lived near the beech wood; one who came from Buchwald (beech wood). in Germany.
Buchwald Demographics
Average Male Buchwald Height
177.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Buchwald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buchwald Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buchwald occurs most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buchwald? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,867th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 644,744 people. The surname Buchwald occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Buchwald live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 7,074 people, or 1 in 11,380. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Poland, where 13 percent live.
Buchwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buchwald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buchwald surname increased 1,888 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buchwald Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Buchwald surname are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.73% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Buchwald earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.84% less than the national average, earning 208,212 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.09% more than the national average, earning R 275,868 per year; in United States they earn 23.77% more than the national average, earning $53,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $50,146 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchwaldt | 94 | 136 | / |
| Buschwald | 94 | 2 | / |
| Bouchwald | 94 | 0 | / |
| Bucwald | 93 | 3 | / |
| Buchvald | 88 | 38 | / |
| Buchwałd | 88 | 12 | / |
| Bochwald | 88 | 2 | / |
| Buchwalt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Buchuald | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bushwald | 88 | 0 | / |
| Buchwold | 88 | 0 | / |
| Buchwaldová | 84 | 14 | / |
| Buchvaldt | 82 | 35 | / |
| Buswald | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bußwald | 80 | 23 | / |
| Bujwald | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buchvold | 75 | 16 | / |
| Buchvalt | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bukhvald | 75 | 15 | / |
| Busswald | 75 | 9 | / |
| Buchvaldová | 74 | 12 | / |
| Buchvaldova | 74 | 2 | / |
| Buchwoltz | 71 | 3 | / |
| Buswold | 67 | 34 | / |
| Boswald | 67 | 29 | / |
| Buswalt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boucvalt | 63 | 62 | / |
| Boeswald | 63 | 27 | / |
| Boszwald | 63 | 1 | / |
| Busvold | 53 | 24 | / |
| Boswold | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Buchwald
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