Buffet Surname

61,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Buffet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,3991:10,3801,009
Argentina6671:64,0835,469
Brazil3791:564,84021,113
Belgium1711:67,23210,768
Switzerland1431:57,4337,281
United States861:4,214,639225,501
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Canada661:558,26746,632
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Buffet (229) may also be a first name.

Buffet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buffet (Arabic: بوفيه) is most common in France. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Buffet.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,520th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 891,661 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Buffet reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Buffet is also the 593,349th most frequently held first name globally, held by 229 people.

Buffet is most widely held in France, where it is held by 6,399 people, or 1 in 10,380. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent live. Aside from France this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 8 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Buffet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buffet last name rose 148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buffet last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Buffet earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 125.9% more than the national average, earning 781,809 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.81% less than the national average, earning R 164,424 per year; in United States they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $43,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $56,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffett921,603/
Bouffet92645/
Buffiet9218/
Buffete921/
Buffets921/
Beuffet921/
Bufffet921/
Buffe91862/
Bufet9129/
Buffette8615/
Buffeatt861/
Beuffett860/
Bouffett860/
Bufete831,386/
Buffey83561/
Buffer83362/
Bauffe83324/
Buffie83281/
Bouffe83119/
Beuffe8398/
Buffee8337/
Boufet8320/
Buffit8314/
Bufett834/
Beufet833/
Buffez831/
Buffei831/
Buffes831/
Buiffe831/
Buffed831/
Bufe801,192/
Bouffette80110/
Bauffette8025/
Buffitt7771/
Buffehr7718/
Bouffee7716/
Bouffey7714/
Boufhet779/
Bufette776/
Bouffie774/
Bouffée771/
Bousfet771/
Buufete771/
Buffa7313,726/
Buffi73931/
Buffy73260/
Bufea7348/
Bufer7327/
Boufe7315/
Beufe739/
Buffé733/
Baufe732/
Buife732/
Bufeh731/
Buufe731/
Bufey731/
Buffá731/
Bufee731/
Bufetova71188/
Bouffeah7131/
Baufesht7114/
Bouffait713/
Boussfet712/
Boufette711/
Bauhffer711/
Buiffith710/
Boufes67484/
Bouffi67393/
Buffay6759/
Bouffé6749/
Boufeu6716/
Bouffa6710/
Buffis679/
Bouffy677/
Bufyst675/
Boufea675/
Baufer673/
Boufer673/
Bufite672/
Busfey672/
Boufie672/
Beufeu672/
Baufes671/
Buifeh671/
Butfer671/
Bufist671/
Buffys671/
Buufey671/
Boufed671/
Buifer670/
Bauffy670/
Beuffy670/
Buifey670/
Beufer670/

Buffet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buffet in the Arabic language
بوفيهbwfyh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buffet
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