Bufan Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Bufan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bufan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3671:124,04017,547
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Romania331:608,42043,703
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bufan (40) may also be a first name.

Bufan Last Name Facts

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

Bufan (Russian: Буфан) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bufan.

How Common Is The Last Name Bufan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 597,433rd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. The surname Bufan is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Bufan live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Bufan is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 40 people.

The last name Bufan is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 124,040. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 74 percent reside, Kherson Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 11 percent reside and Romania, where 6 percent reside.

Bufan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (39%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffan9171/
Boufan9111/
Bufane912/
Bufang911/
Bufand911/
Bufhan911/
Bufant911/
Boufang83256/
Beufang8330/
Bufatin8323/
Bushfan8317/
Boudfan838/
Butfang835/
Boufand835/
Bousfan835/
Boufane833/
Buffain833/
Buffhan832/
Bouhfan831/
Baufang831/
Bufagne831/
Buffang830/
Buffane830/
Bufon80376/
Wufan80100/
Bufam802/
Vufan801/
Bouffant7743/
Boufaing7728/
Bouffand7723/
Bufanova7718/
Buffagne7715/
Bouhfane776/
Boutfane774/
Bouffane771/
Boujfane771/
Buthfant770/
Buffon734,142/
Buffam73362/
Buphan73135/
Boufon7328/
Buifon7313/
Bufone736/
Boufam733/
Bufong732/
Bufont731/
Bufaum731/
Bufond731/
Butfon731/
Baufon731/
Bufham730/
Bousfaine711/
Buffone672,959/
Butphan671,008/
Buffham67665/
Buffong67283/
Boufaim67138/
Bouffon6742/
Bouphan6721/
Weufang6712/
Woufang6711/
Bauphan679/
Buphant674/
Budphan673/
Boufoun672/
Boufone672/
Vudfayn672/
Buphang672/
Buffein671/
Boussfaine671/
Vuifang671/
Boutfahane671/
Boufein671/
Bushfam671/
Baufond671/
Buephan671/
Buffeun670/

Bufan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bufan in the Russian language
Буфанbufan-

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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 Bufan
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