Buffen Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Buffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1471:547,65645,370
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Buffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buffen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname Buffen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Buffen are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 547,656. In Germany Buffen is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Barring Germany Buffen occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Buffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buffen last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Buffen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.19% more than the national average, earning $74,731 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffenn925/
Buffeun920/
Bufen910/
Buffin831,692/
Wuffen8325/
Bufeng835/
Buifen833/
Buffem832/
Boufen831/
Buffne831/
Buffing77215/
Weuffen77196/
Bouffin77105/
Buffion777/
Wuffoen771/
Whuffen771/
Wauffen771/
Buffink771/
Bufienė771/
Boufent771/
Wuiffen771/
Buffuin770/
Buffinn770/
Bufin737/
Wufen732/
Bouffing712/
Bufffing711/
Boupfeng711/
Bufink6713/
Boufin6713/
Weufen6713/
Bufina679/
Busfin677/
Bufion674/
Buhven674/
Bufyna673/
Bufing672/
Wuffin671/
Boofen671/
Vufeng671/

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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
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  • 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 Buffen
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