Buffalo Surname

216,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Buffalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1781:307,69028,269
Canada3681:100,12410,876
Brazil2151:995,69535,283
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
France151:4,428,181244,602
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

The alternate forms: Búffalo (1) are calculated separately.

Buffalo (416) may also be a first name.

Buffalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buffalo is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Búffalo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buffalo is the 216,733rd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,849,734 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Buffalo reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Buffalo is also the 421,501st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 416 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,178 people, or 1 in 307,690. In The United States Buffalo is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Buffalo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buffalo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buffalo last name expanded 1,091 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buffalo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Buffalo last name are 10.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buffalo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.58% less than the national average, earning R 36,648 per year; in United States they earn 13.65% less than the national average, earning $37,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.06% less than the national average, earning $35,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Búffalo951/
Buffallo935/
Buffalou930/
Bufalo921,880/
Buffolo86638/
Bufallo8642/
Bufalos864/
Bufalou861/
Boufalo861/
Buffelo861/
Bufalio861/
Busfalo861/
Buffatello8221/
Bouffala801/
Buffalia800/
Bufolo77137/
Bufala7769/
Búfalo778/
Bufalá772/
Bufalà771/
Buffaglia752/
Boufalouh752/
Buffelhou751/
Boufalous751/
Boufala71784/
Boufolo7126/
Boufallous7121/
Bufollo7112/
Buphalo7111/
Búffolo711/
Bufalia711/
Boufelo711/
Boufalah67380/
Boufalla673/
Boufatla671/
Boutfala671/
Boufalas671/
Boufalga671/
Buefollo670/

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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 Buffalo
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