Bucklay Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bucklay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bucklay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bucklay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bucklay is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bucklay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Bucklay is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Bucklay are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Bucklay is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Bucklay is primarily found in: Ogun, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Bucklay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bucklay has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bucklay surname declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bucklay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boucklay930/
Buckly92228/
Buclay9274/
Buckla9244/
Buckley86123,744/
Bucklad8650/
Bueckly8611/
Bugclay864/
Bouklay862/
Bucklye861/
Buckloy861/
Bucklea860/
Bucklly860/
Bucklas860/
Bukla83102/
Bukly833/
Bucla831/
Bucly830/
Bouckley80278/
Buckkley803/
Bucklley802/
Buckleyt801/
Buickley801/
Bukckley801/
Bucklass801/
Buckleye800/
Beuckley800/
Buckleyh800/
Bucklaus800/
Buckle7714,996/
Boucly772,183/
Bukley77252/
Boukla77163/
Buckli7776/
Buklad7773/
Buklys7762/
Buikly7754/
Bhukla7735/
Bucley7725/
Buekla7717/
Boklay7717/
Buclat7715/
Bockla7711/
Boukly779/
Buykly778/
Buklya777/
Buclas776/
Buclea776/
Buclad776/
Buekly773/
Bukhla773/
Buskla773/
Bukkla772/
Baucly772/
Buklyo771/
Budkla771/
Bockly771/
Boclay771/
Bucklj771/
Boucla771/
Buklau771/
Buklyi771/
Bouklayet759/
Bucella71369/
Bouklia71196/
Boucley71170/
Bouskla71136/
Bucklee71104/
Bockley7182/
Budklad7152/
Bucilla7138/
Bueckle7123/
Busclas7122/
Buklych7122/
Bukkhla7113/
Buklaha7112/
Bouklah7111/
Butklad7111/
Busklas7110/
Bouclau718/
Buklaji718/
Boukley717/
Buekley717/
Bucklei716/
Boeckly715/
Butklat715/
Buckleh714/
Buckleu714/
Bouklai714/
Butkley713/
Bouklau713/
Vuckley712/
Bukcley712/
Buikliy712/
Buckled712/
Bouklaa712/
Buklysh712/
Bukhlya711/
Buckleyová711/
Buclley711/
Buickle711/
Budklia711/
Bugkley711/
Bouklaj711/
Baukley711/
Bhuklya711/
Buskley711/
Bucklet711/
Bouckli711/
Bouclas711/
Booklay711/
Bukelly711/
Buikley710/
Bucklie710/
Bucklue710/
Buckhle710/
Budkley710/
Buccella673,890/
Boucella67287/
Bokla67257/
Buchelly67240/
Boukella67160/
Buchilly67125/
Bocla6786/
Bukli6776/
Buccilla6772/
Bukle6752/
Bouclaud6751/
Bucle6749/
Buchella6719/
Boeckley6712/
Bouklias6711/
Bocly6710/
Bucli678/
Buickler677/
Bouklaus677/
Bhukliya674/
Buccelly674/
Buskilla674/
Bucklowe673/
Boukliaa673/
Boukhlat673/
Bieckley672/
Bousklia671/
Boukhlea671/
Bokly671/
Bousklat671/
Boucilla671/
Boukhlas671/
Bucklish670/
Buckliss670/
Bucklerr670/
Busskley670/
Bucklets670/
Bucklech670/
Buckleer670/
Beuckler670/
Bouclait670/

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Bucklay Reference & Research

Buckley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Buckley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bucklay
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