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
Buciu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buciu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 293,188th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,592,898 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Buciu live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 1,251 people, or 1 in 16,049. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Sălaj County, where 14 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 12 percent are found and Teleorman County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Romania Buciu is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
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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