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 last name Bufe (Russian: Буфе) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bufé, Büfe or Büfé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bufe? popularity and diffusion

Bufe is the 314,885th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,113,713 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Bufe reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bufe is also the 821,896th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 128 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 178,504. In Germany Bufe is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Thuringia, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Bufe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bufe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bufe surname expanded 1,524 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bufe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bufe last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the political 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

  • 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 Bufe
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