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 surname Bucklay is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bucklay.

How Common Is The Last Name Bucklay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Bucklay live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Bucklay is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found 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 incidence of Bucklay has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bucklay last name decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bucklay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bucklay 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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