Buffey Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Buffey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:188,23716,748
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Wales261:119,0209,008
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
France201:3,321,136213,627
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Buffey (133) may also be a first name.

Buffey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buffey is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Buffey.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 564,325th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Buffey live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 804,402nd most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 133 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 188,237. In England Buffey is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent are found, West Midlands, where 15 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Wales, where 5 percent are found.

Buffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buffey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Buffey surname rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 812 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buffey last name are 8.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buffey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 905.74% more than the national average, earning R 2,390,030 per year; in United States they earn 13.81% less than the national average, earning $37,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning $59,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouffey9214/
Bueffey920/
Buffe91862/
Buffy91260/
Bufey911/
Buffet838,173/
Buffer83362/
Bauffe83324/
Buffie83281/
Bouffe83119/
Beuffe8398/
Buffay8359/
Buffee8337/
Bouffy837/
Busfey832/
Buffys831/
Buffei831/
Buffez831/
Buufey831/
Buffes831/
Buiffe831/
Buffed831/
Buifey830/
Beuffy830/
Bauffy830/
Bufe801,192/
Bufy801/
Buffett771,603/
Bouffet77645/
Bouffay77274/
Buffehr7718/
Bouffee7716/
Bouffie774/
Buffowe771/
Bufffet771/
Bouffée771/
Beuffet771/
Buffets771/
Buffa7313,726/
Buffi73931/
Bušfy7398/
Busfy7353/
Bufea7348/
Bufet7329/
Bufer7327/
Boufe7315/
Beufe739/
Buffé733/
Buife732/
Bufue732/
Baufe732/
Bufee731/
Boufy731/
Buffá731/
Buufe731/
Buefe731/
Bufoy731/
Bufay731/
Bufeh731/
Bouffeah7131/
Buffeatt711/
Bauhffer711/
Bouffoue711/
Boufeych711/
Bouffett710/
Beuffett710/
Buffat671,318/
Boufes67484/
Bouffi67393/
Buffaz67278/
Bouffé6749/
Butfoy6734/
Baufay6729/
Boufet6720/
Boufeu6716/
Buffit6714/
Buffas6712/
Bifeyi6712/
Bouffa6710/
Buffis679/
Boufea675/
Bufyst675/
Bufett674/
Baufer673/
Boufer673/
Buffou673/
Beufet673/
Beufeu672/
Bieffe672/
Boufie672/
Butfer671/
Bufych671/
Boufay671/
Baufes671/
Bueffa671/
Bufoye671/
Wuffer671/
Wouffe671/
Büffer671/
Buifeh671/
Buffah671/
Boufed671/
Buyfay671/
Beufer670/
Beufue670/
Buifer670/

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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 Buffey
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