Buelow Surname

154,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Buelow Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Buelow, in Mecklenburg.

Buelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4541:147,70115,238
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Germany1081:745,42156,003
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Buelow (10) may also be a first name.

Buelow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Buelow, in Mecklenburg.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Buelow Last Name Facts

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

Buelow occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buelow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154,414th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,563,330 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Buelow are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Buelow is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,454 people, or 1 in 147,701. In The United States Buelow is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 25 percent live, Minnesota, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Buelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buelow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buelow last name expanded 1,427 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buelow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buelow surname are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buelow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $45,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buehlow9241/
Bulow912,277/
Buulow83196/
Bielow8357/
Bullow8356/
Bulouw8318/
Vuelow831/
Biehlow770/
Pueslow770/
Bülow736,359/
Bulov73443/
Bulaw7365/
Bulof739/
Buhelova715/
Builov6776/
Buhlov6767/
Bulyov6716/
Bullov6714/
Buloff6713/
Bielov6713/
Bulhof6713/
Bullaw6712/
Biełow679/
Bühlow678/
Bouhelouf675/
Bielów671/
Bulaaw671/
Bulhov671/
Bhulaw671/
Buloov671/

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