Bueno Surname

1,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Bueno Surname Definition:

Ancient surname originating in mountains of Jaca in Aragon.

Name of village near Teruel. Derived from latin "bonus"—good, fair, simple, sociable.

Name found throughout Peninsula but one of its most ancient houses in valley of Mena.

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Bueno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil188,7681:1,134136
Spain35,6131:1,313139
Philippines34,7051:2,917209
Mexico30,8271:4,027545
Colombia20,1661:2,369444
United States15,8671:22,8442,866
Dominican Republic10,5001:994173
Peru9,4171:3,375553
Ecuador6,4481:2,467435
Venezuela6,0661:4,979623
Argentina5,7041:7,494754
Cuba5,5181:2,088315
Chile3,1141:5,657669
Uruguay2,6261:1,307153
France1,3781:48,2026,243
Bolivia8521:12,4611,260
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Paraguay4821:15,014694
Honduras4111:21,451858
Canada3181:115,86712,291
Portugal3111:33,4992,065
El Salvador2561:24,7811,007
England2111:264,06720,991
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Taiwan1481:158,4101,401
Australia1361:198,49819,506
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Italy1011:605,51255,891
Germany971:829,95360,372
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Belgium901:127,74018,560
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Panama461:85,0493,429
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Andorra281:2,994558
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Guam161:10,0081,526
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Curaçao141:11,232389
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Denmark131:434,20928,556
China121:113,943,4645,994
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Norway71:734,61250,907
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
São Tomé and Príncipe31:59,1412,796
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

The alternate forms: Bueño (69) are calculated separately.

Bueno (1,013) may also be a first name.

Bueno Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname originating in mountains of Jaca in Aragon.

Name of village near Teruel. Derived from latin "bonus"—good, fair, simple, sociable.

Name found throughout Peninsula but one of its most ancient houses in valley of Mena.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bueno de Mesquita dates back to the Iberian peninsula, about 1000 years ago. Meaning 'good of the mosque', it derives from Jewish people living in Spain and Portugal. It comes from Jewish temples and Muslim mosques creating peace.

- rwal8427

Bueno Last Name Facts

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

Bueno (Arabic: بوينو, Russian: Буэно) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be found as: Bueño. For other potential spellings of Bueno click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bueno? popularity and diffusion

Bueno is the 1,405th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,076 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Bueno live; 64 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Luso-South America. Bueno is also the 252,483rd most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 1,013 people.

The surname Bueno is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 188,768 people, or 1 in 1,134. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 47 percent reside, Paraná, where 18 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 115 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 9 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Bueno Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bueno has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 12,205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bueno Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bueno are 42.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bueno earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 63.79% less than the national average, earning €10,873 per year; in Norway they earn 15.85% less than the national average, earning 291,210 kr per year; in Peru they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,010 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $22,342,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $38,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $45,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bueño9369/
Buenos911,042/
Buengo91510/
Boueno917/
Buenoi914/
Buheno911/
Buenoy911/
Buenop911/
Buenot911/
Buenoo911/
Bouenou838/
Buengoo836/
Bouenos835/
Buhenho831/
Buegnot831/
D'Bueno831/
Bouenoy831/
Buena8015,552/
Buino80200/
Bweno8022/
Pueno804/
Bveno801/
Buenas73324/
Buingo73123/
Bhuena7349/
Buinho7340/
Bouena7339/
Buenau7329/
Buenga7326/
Bweino7316/
Buinot739/
Bwenou739/
Buenaz737/
Buenat735/
Bueina733/
Buenaa732/
Buinos731/
Buinoi731/
Vuenoh731/
Puenot730/
Buegna730/
Bouhenous712/
Buinoud6750/
Bouhena6743/
Pouenou676/
Bouhenouch674/
Bhueina672/
Buenass671/
Buenash671/
Buinoch671/
Buhenau671/
Buettna670/

Bueno Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bueno in the Russian language
Буэноbueno-
Bueno in the Arabic language
بوينوbwynw-

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