Buffel Surname
Approximately 2,564 people bear this surname
Buffel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,762 | 1:30,748 | 3,948 |
| Belgium | 478 | 1:24,052 | 3,794 |
| France | 183 | 1:362,966 | 54,247 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
The alternate forms: Büffel (64) are calculated separately.
Buffel (16) may also be a first name.
Buffel Demographics
Average Buffel Salary in
United States
$35,521 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buffel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buffel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buffel is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Büffel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buffel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 168,523rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,842,257 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Buffel are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Buffel is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 16 people.
It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,762 people, or 1 in 30,748. In South Africa it is most common in: Northern Cape, where 39 percent reside, Free State, where 22 percent reside and North West, where 12 percent reside. Other than South Africa Buffel is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 19 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.
Buffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buffel has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buffel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Buffel are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Buffel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.33% less than the national average, earning R 110,904 per year; in United States they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $35,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $53,411 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Büffel | 94 | 64 | / |
| Bouffel | 92 | 76 | / |
| Buffell | 92 | 24 | / |
| Bueffel | 92 | 12 | / |
| Bhuffel | 92 | 6 | / |
| Bauffel | 92 | 0 | / |
| Buffelt | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bufel | 91 | 22 | / |
| Bousffel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouffeul | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buffil | 83 | 93 | / |
| Bufeld | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wuffel | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bufell | 83 | 2 | / |
| Boufel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buffll | 83 | 0 | / |
| Baufeld | 77 | 253 | / |
| Bouffil | 77 | 230 | / |
| Boeffel | 77 | 58 | / |
| Bußfeld | 77 | 45 | / |
| Buffill | 77 | 42 | / |
| Weuffel | 77 | 15 | / |
| Boudfel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Boufeld | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wuffeld | 77 | 1 | / |
| Butfeld | 77 | 1 | / |
| Busfeld | 77 | 1 | / |
| Busfell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Booffel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whuffel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bufil | 73 | 93 | / |
| Vufel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boufflet | 71 | 395 | / |
| Buchfeld | 71 | 90 | / |
| Baufeldt | 71 | 79 | / |
| Bussfeld | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bouffilh | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bußfeldt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouffihl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buttfeld | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beufeldt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Biefel | 67 | 178 | / |
| Bufill | 67 | 136 | / |
| Buschfeld | 67 | 71 | / |
| Wüffel | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boufil | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bufild | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beutfl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boufflett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weufel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaufel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whufel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beudfeldt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buffel
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