Bufa Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2091:484,39357,696
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bufa (64) may also be a first name.

Bufa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bufa (Russian: Буфа) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bufa is the 860,770th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Bufa live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Bufa is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 64 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 484,393. In The Philippines it is most common in: Bicol, where 74 percent live, National Capital Region, where 12 percent live and Central Luzon, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Bufa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bufa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bufa surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffa8913,726/
Baufa893,850/
Bufaj8993/
Bufea8948/
Bufai8938/
Boufa8930/
Busfa8921/
Butfa8914/
Bufad896/
Bupfa894/
Bufaz892/
Bufas892/
Bufah891/
Buefa891/
Bufay891/
Buffat801,318/
Boufas801,186/
Boudfa80309/
Buffaz80278/
Buffay8059/
Baufay8029/
Baufaa8025/
Boufai8024/
Boufaa8015/
Buffas8012/
Bouffa8010/
Boufad807/
Bouzfa807/
Baufai806/
Bhudfa805/
Boufea805/
Bupfai804/
Boufah802/
Busfat801/
Bushfa801/
Boufay801/
Boufha801/
Bueffa801/
Buifah801/
Baufat801/
Buffah801/
Buyfay801/
Butfai801/
Bufi753,386/
Bufo751,263/
Bufe751,192/
Bufí7520/
Bufé756/
Wufa756/
Bufy751/
Bouffay73274/
Bouhfad73260/
Bousfat73256/
Boufaid73237/
Buffaut73200/
Bouhfas73175/
Baufays73105/
Buffaud7349/
Baufayt7339/
Boufeas7315/
Boufass739/
Boufait736/
Boudfaa734/
Boutfas733/
Bufault732/
Bouffad732/
Buffaia732/
Boufaha732/
Bouchfa732/
Boufaia731/
Boufaya731/
Boufaat731/
Boufays731/
Boufaïd731/
Baufait731/
Bhufhai731/
Boudffa731/
Boufaad731/
Boufadh731/
Boufahs731/
Buffo672,814/
Boufi67966/
Buffi67931/
Buffe67862/
Buffy67260/
Bufis67244/
Bouffaut67240/
Bupha67102/
Bušfy6798/
Boofa6769/
Biefa6768/
Buffault6758/
Busfy6753/
Boefa6748/
Bouffeah6731/
Bufet6729/
Busfi6728/
Bufer6727/
Bouffaud6724/
Bouchfaa6717/
Boufe6715/
Beufe679/
Boľfa677/
Baufi676/
Wusfa675/
Buffé673/
Boufo673/
Bouffait673/
Bifah673/
Boufeaux672/
Buife672/
Bouffaux672/
Baufe672/
Buffeatt671/
Vusfa671/
Bufee671/
Weufa671/
Boufy671/
Buffá671/
Woufa671/
Buufe671/
Butfi671/
Buefo671/
Bufoy671/
Buifi671/
Buifo671/
Bufeh671/
Bufey671/
Boufè671/
Beufo671/
Baufaijt671/
Bufoj671/
Bouchffa671/
Boutffas671/
Bouhfaia671/
Wuhfa671/

Bufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bufa in the Russian language
Буфаbufa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bufa
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