Buciu Surname
Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname
Buciu Surname User-submission:
1) From bucium, which is a type of alphorn used by mountain dwellers and by shepherds in Romania and Moldova. The word is derived from the Latin bucinum, meaning 'curved horn', an instrument used by Romans.
Read More About This SurnameBuciu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,251 | 1:16,049 | 2,068 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Buciu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Buciu Surname has 2 origins:
1) From bucium, which is a type of alphorn used by mountain dwellers and by shepherds in Romania and Moldova. The word is derived from the Latin bucinum, meaning 'curved horn', an instrument used by Romans. The word bucium cognates with English bugle. The tube is made from lifetree bark, wood or even metal.
2) From bîciu, which is an archaic word, unused now in the Romanian language, meaning 'big brown horse with white hair'.
- martiniBuciu Demographics
Average Buciu Salary in
United States
$44,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buciu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buciu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buciu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Buciu.
How Common Is The Last Name Buciu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 293,188th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,592,898 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Buciu reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 1,251 people, or 1 in 16,049. In Romania it is most frequent in: Sălaj County, where 14 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 12 percent live and Teleorman County, where 12 percent live. Not including Romania Buciu exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Buciu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Buciu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.46% more than the national average, earning $59,846 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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