Buckleigh Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Buckleigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buckleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Buckleigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buckleigh is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buckleigh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Buckleigh is primarily found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Buckleigh are found; 91 percent are found in Australasia and 91 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 100,629. In New Zealand Buckleigh is primarily concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 62 percent live, Northland Region, where 20 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 18 percent live. Aside from New Zealand this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Buckleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buckleigh has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buclig8020/
Bucleg801/
Buccleugh7813/
Buccleagh780/
Bucklex752/
Boclig678/
Buclek671/
Buklec671/
Bouchellig63158/
Bukhlik6387/
Bouchelleg632/
Boukhlik59281/
Boukhliq59172/
Buklikova56108/
Boklag53149/
Buklak531/
Boklakh50178/
Bukhlak5036/
Bouchelloug5017/
Bouchellakh501/

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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 Buckleigh
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