Bufalo Surname

217,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Bufalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bufalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7941:269,61510,379
Italy5901:103,65517,502
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Australia651:415,31833,226
France411:1,620,066149,911
England131:4,286,005132,302
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Búfalo (8) are calculated separately.

Bufalo (279) may also be a first name.

Bufalo Last Name Facts

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

Bufalo (Russian: Буфало) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Búfalo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bufalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 217,988th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,876,354 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Bufalo reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 42 percent reside in Luso-South America. Bufalo is also the 531,524th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 279 people.

The surname Bufalo is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 794 people, or 1 in 269,615. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 66 percent are found, Paraná, where 26 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 3 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Bufalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bufalo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bufalo surname increased 27,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bufalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bufalo are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bufalo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 46.58% more than the national average, earning €44,017 per year and in United States they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $41,886 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Búfalo948/
Buffalo921,893/
Bufallo9242/
Bufalos924/
Bufalou921/
Boufalo921/
Bufalio921/
Busfalo921/
Buffallo865/
Buffalou860/
Bufolo83137/
Bufala8369/
Bufalá832/
Bufalà831/
Boufalouh802/
Boufalous801/
Boufala77784/
Buffolo77638/
Boufolo7726/
Bufollo7712/
Buphalo7711/
Buffelo771/
Búffalo771/
Bufalia771/
Boufelo771/
Buffatello7521/
Boufallous7521/
Boufalah71380/
Boufalla713/
Boufatla711/
Boutfala711/
Bouffala711/
Boufalas711/
Boufalga711/
Buefollo710/
Buffalia710/
Boufallah6723/
Boufelouh6714/
Boufalaas675/
Buffaglia672/
Buffelhou671/
Bufela671/

Bufalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bufalo in the Russian language
Буфалоbufalo-

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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 Bufalo
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