Buf Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Buf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2021:99,39511,320
France1481:448,80264,499
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Buf (90) may also be a first name.

Buf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buf (Russian: Буф) occurs most in Romania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 680,882nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Buf reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 90 people.

The last name Buf is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 99,395. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 43 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 37 percent are found and Bihor County, where 17 percent are found. Beside Romania this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in France, where 34 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Buf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buf last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Buf earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $32,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buff865,432/
Bufe861,192/
Bouf86744/
Beuf86625/
Bauf8626/
Buft8612/
Bœuf865/
Bufs862/
Bufh862/
Buzf861/
Buuf861/
Bguf861/
Buif861/
Butf860/
Buffe75862/
Boufe7515/
Bouff7513/
Beufe759/
Buffs752/
Buttf752/
Buife752/
Bousf752/
Baufe752/
Bhuff751/
Bufff751/
Buufe751/
Bufch751/
Beuff750/
Bauff750/
Beufs750/
Bub674,027/
Bauffe67324/
Buv67184/
Bouffe67119/
Beuffe6798/
Buw6732/
Wuf6729/
Vuf674/
Bóf672/
Boussf672/
Bufova672/
Buiffe671/
Buifeh671/
Bouhfs671/

Buf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buf in the Russian language
Буфbuf-

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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
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  • 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 Buf
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