Bufe Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bufe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bufe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4511:178,50420,909
Philippines2891:350,30547,129
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Argentina651:657,59145,740
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Bufé (6), Büfe (4) & Büfé (1) are calculated separately.

Bufe (128) may also be a first name.

Bufe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bufe (Russian: Буфе) occurs most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bufé, Büfe or Büfé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bufe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,885th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. Bufe is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Bufe live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 821,896th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 128 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 178,504. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 22 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Thuringia, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany Bufe occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Bufe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bufe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bufe last name rose 1,524 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bufe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bufe are 5.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bufe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.59% less than the national average, earning R 172,080 per year; in United States they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $48,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $54,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bufé926/
Büfe924/
Buffe89862/
Bufea8948/
Bufet8929/
Bufer8927/
Boufe8915/
Beufe899/
Buife892/
Baufe892/
Bufee891/
Buufe891/
Buefe891/
Bufeh891/
Bufey891/
Buf86437/
Büfé831/
Buffet808,173/
Buffey80561/
Boufes80484/
Buffer80362/
Bauffe80324/
Buffie80281/
Bouffe80119/
Beuffe8098/
Buffee8037/
Boufet8020/
Boufeu8016/
Boufea805/
Bufett804/
Baufer803/
Boufer803/
Beufet803/
Busfey802/
Beufeu802/
Boufie802/
Butfer801/
Buffei801/
Baufes801/
Buffez801/
Buufey801/
Buffes801/
Buifeh801/
Buiffe801/
Buffed801/
Boufed801/
Beufer800/
Buifey800/
Buifer800/
Buff755,432/
Bufi753,386/
Bouf75744/
Beuf75625/
Bufa75316/
Bauf7526/
Bufí7520/
Buft7512/
Bœuf755/
Bufh752/
Bufs752/
Buif751/
Bufy751/
Wufe751/
Bguf751/
Buuf751/
Buzf751/
Butf750/
Buffett731,603/
Bouffet73645/
Buthfer7323/
Boudfer7321/
Buffehr7318/
Bouffee7316/
Boufeas7315/
Bousfer7314/
Bouffey7314/
Boufhet739/
Bouhfer735/
Bouffie734/
Bouferh732/
Bousfet731/
Bouhfes731/
Bufffet731/
Bouffée731/
Beuffet731/
Buffets731/
Boufeds731/
Boufess731/
Bueffey730/
Buffa6713,726/
Baufa673,850/
Boufi67966/
Buffi67931/
Bouchfer67416/
Buffy67260/
Bufis67244/
Bušfy6798/
Bufaj6793/
Busfy6753/
Bufai6738/
Bouffeah6731/
Boufa6730/
Busfi6728/
Boofe6722/
Bifeh6717/
Baufesht6714/
Bouff6713/
Baufi676/
Biefe674/
Bupfa674/
Boefe673/
Buffé673/
Wufei673/
Buffs672/
Buttf672/
Bousf672/
Boussfet672/
Buffeatt671/
Bauhffer671/
Bhuff671/
Bhife671/
Waufe671/
Vaufe671/
Boussfer671/
Boufy671/
Bufch671/
Buffá671/
Butfi671/
Bufoy671/
Buifi671/
Bufay671/
Boufè671/
Bufoj671/
Boufeych671/
Vufer671/
Vufeu671/
Bufff671/
Beuff670/
Beufs670/
Bauff670/
Bouffett670/
Beuffett670/
Woufe670/

Bufe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bufe in the Russian language
Буфеbufe-

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Footnotes

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