Buchwalder Surname
Approximately 731 people bear this surname
Buchwalder Surname Definition:
(German) One who lived near the beech wood; one who came from Buchwald (beech wood). in Germany.
Buchwalder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 525 | 1:15,644 | 2,565 |
| Germany | 82 | 1:981,774 | 68,040 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
The alternate forms: Buchwälder (1) are calculated separately.
Buchwalder 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.
Buchwalder Demographics
Average Buchwalder Salary in
United States
$42,419 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buchwalder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buchwalder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buchwalder is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Buchwälder. For other possible spellings of Buchwalder click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buchwalder? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 461,659th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,969,283 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Buchwalder are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 525 people, or 1 in 15,644. In Switzerland Buchwalder is primarily found in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 40 percent reside, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.
Buchwalder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Buchwalder are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.
Buchwalder earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.69% less than the national average, earning $42,419 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchwälder | 97 | 1 | / |
| Bouchwalder | 95 | 2 | / |
| Buchwalter | 90 | 591 | / |
| Buckwalder | 90 | 2 | / |
| Bachwalder | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bouchwalter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buchhaulder | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bachalder | 84 | 1 | / |
| Buckalder | 84 | 0 | / |
| Buchleder | 84 | 0 | / |
| Bucwalter | 84 | 0 | / |
| Buckwalter | 80 | 2,954 | / |
| Buckhalter | 80 | 1,055 | / |
| Buchhalter | 80 | 304 | / |
| Buckholder | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bockhalder | 80 | 0 | / |
| Buchholder | 80 | 0 | / |
| Buckhaulter | 76 | 154 | / |
| Buckhallter | 76 | 2 | / |
| Buckhaleter | 76 | 1 | / |
| Buhgalter | 74 | 22 | / |
| Bußwolder | 74 | 17 | / |
| Buckalter | 74 | 16 | / |
| Bachleder | 74 | 13 | / |
| Bukaldere | 74 | 9 | / |
| Bukholder | 74 | 2 | / |
| Bukhalter | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bacholder | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bachulder | 74 | 0 | / |
| Buckelder | 74 | 0 | / |
| Buckleder | 74 | 0 | / |
| Bachal Dhero | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buockhaulter | 73 | 0 | / |
| Buchleiter | 70 | 56 | / |
| Bag Halder | 70 | 32 | / |
| Bukhhalter | 70 | 11 | / |
| Buchholter | 70 | 8 | / |
| Buckholter | 70 | 3 | / |
| Beckhalter | 70 | 2 | / |
| Buchhlater | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bouckalter | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bookwalder | 70 | 1 | / |
| Byckhalter | 70 | 1 | / |
| Buckhaltro | 70 | 1 | / |
| Buckailter | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bockhalter | 70 | 0 | / |
| Backhalter | 70 | 0 | / |
| Bugalter | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bach-Wolter | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beech Alter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachlter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bocalter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bechlter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Backweilder | 67 | 0 | / |
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