Buciu Surname

293,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

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.

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Buciu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,2511:16,0492,068
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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'.

- martini

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bucius9115/
Bouciu911/
Bucu892,192/
Baucius830/
Bucau80310/
Buchu80276/
Buicu80243/
Bociu80217/
Bucuy80150/
Butcu80112/
Busiu8057/
Bucsu8038/
Buizu8013/
Bucui8012/
Buisu805/
Bușcu804/
Buțcu801/
Buucu801/
Boucu801/
Buczu801/
Boucau73457/
Buchou73343/
Bouchu73335/
Boucou73121/
Buchau7396/
Buchud7349/
Butchu7332/
Bauchu7329/
Buchhu7312/
Buczui739/
Buisui735/
Baucou734/
Buczuj734/
Buchut734/
Buisus733/
Buchus733/
Bhuchu732/
Buisut732/
Buisup732/
Baucau731/
Buczuy731/
Buschu731/
Buichu731/
Wucius731/
Buychu731/
Buchui731/
Busu674,065/
Buzu673,960/
Bouchou673,731/
Bouchut671,450/
Bauchau67227/
Buchoux67226/
Butchui67189/
Vucu67182/
Buţu67153/
Buşu67126/
Buschau67124/
Boucheu6767/
Bouchud6757/
Buču6744/
Buchoud6743/
Buchaud6724/
Buchaus6722/
Bauchou6721/
Buchchu678/
Bucú675/
Bhutchu674/
Buxu674/
Bouchau673/
Butchou672/
Buchaut672/
Butchuy672/
Buchout671/
Buchuch671/
Buschou671/
Butchuu671/
Budchui671/
Beucheu671/
Budchut671/
Buschus671/
Buschui671/
Bhuchuy671/
Bauchut671/
Baucheu671/
Bhauchu671/
Beuchou671/
Boutchu671/
Budschu671/
Buchusz671/
Buissou671/
Buchuid671/
Wucu671/
Buchaux670/
Buchhup670/

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