Buffer Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Buffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
China31:455,773,85521,925
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

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

Buffer (30) may also be a first name.

Buffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buffer (Arabic: بافر) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Büffer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buffer is the 781,947th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Buffer live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 1,188,390. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Arkansas, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Buffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buffer surname increased 726 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buffer surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.07% less than the national average, earning R 116,280 per year and in United States they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $48,357 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büffer941/
Buffier92422/
Bufferd9247/
Buffert9246/
Buffehr9218/
Buffere921/
Bueffer920/
Buffe91862/
Bufer9127/
Bouffier861,005/
Buffeire864/
Bauhffer861/
Buffeyre861/
Buffet838,173/
Buffey83561/
Bauffe83324/
Buffie83281/
Bouffe83119/
Beuffe8398/
Buffee8337/
Bufere8311/
Buferd839/
Baufer833/
Boufer833/
Bufert832/
Butfer831/
Buffei831/
Buefer831/
Wuffer831/
Buffez831/
Buffes831/
Buiffe831/
Buffed831/
Beufer830/
Buifer830/
Bufe801,192/
Buffett771,603/
Bouffet77645/
Bouferd77136/
Beuffre7744/
Buthfer7723/
Boudfer7721/
Bouffee7716/
Bousfer7714/
Bouffey7714/
Boufere7711/
Bouhfer775/
Bouffie774/
Mpuffer773/
Bouferh772/
Bufertt771/
Beufeur771/
Wouffer771/
Wuffert771/
Bieffer771/
Bufffet771/
Buffire771/
Bouffée771/
Boufier771/
Beuffet771/
Buffets771/
Boufert770/
Beuferd770/
Buffa7313,726/
Buffi73931/
Buffy73260/
Bufea7348/
Bufet7329/
Boufe7315/
Beufe739/
Buffé733/
Buife732/
Baufe732/
Bufee731/
Buffá731/
Buufe731/
Bufeh731/
Bufey731/
Vufer731/
Bouchfer71416/
Bouffeah7131/
Buferova715/
Buffeatt711/
Bouffire711/
Boussfer711/
Bouferre711/
Bouffett710/
Beuffett710/
Boufes67484/
Bouffi67393/
Biefer67247/
Boofer67137/
Boufir67133/
Buffay6759/
Bouffé6749/
Boefer6721/
Boufet6720/
Boufeu6716/
Baufre6715/
Buffit6714/
Bouffa6710/
Buffis679/
Bouffy677/
Boufea675/
Bufett674/
Beufet673/
Busfey672/
Beufeu672/
Boufie672/
Buffys671/
Bufird671/
Baufes671/
Buufey671/
Bufire671/
Buifeh671/
Bupher671/
Boufed671/
Buifey670/
Beuffy670/
Bauffy670/

Buffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buffer in the Arabic language
بافرbafr-

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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 Buffer
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