Buchwald Surname

45,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Buchwald Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived near the beech wood; one who came from Buchwald (beech wood). in Germany.

Buchwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,0741:11,3801,456
United States1,5481:234,14722,512
Poland1,4331:26,5244,039
Denmark4381:12,8871,234
France2071:320,88348,728
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Austria631:135,16618,435
Israel551:155,59316,202
Hungary431:228,28618,658
England391:1,428,66862,556
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Wales61:515,75523,171
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

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.

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

Buchwald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buchwald is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchwald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,867th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 644,744 people. The surname Buchwald occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Buchwald are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Buchwald is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 7,074 people, or 1 in 11,380. In Germany Buchwald is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 13 percent are found.

Buchwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buchwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buchwald surname expanded 1,888 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 with the 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.

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