Buffham Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Buffham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:172,50215,799
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Iran711:1,081,44448,589
Australia381:710,41347,396
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Buffham Last Name Facts

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

Buffham occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 496,112th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,958,716 people. The last name Buffham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Buffham live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Buffham is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 172,502. In England it is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 21 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Iran, where 11 percent live.

Buffham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buffham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buffham surname are 41.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.14% registered with the party.

The amount Buffham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $43,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $55,369 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffam92362/
Bufham920/
Buffhan862/
Bufam832/
Buffan7771/
Buffom7712/
Boufam773/
Vuffam771/
Bufhan771/
Bufaum771/
Boufaim71138/
Buipham714/
Boufaîm714/
Buffain713/
Bushfam711/
Buffome711/
Buffang710/
Buffane710/
Bufan67521/
Bouffant6743/
Bouffand6723/
Buffagne6715/
Bufom679/
Buphatem676/
Boufatem671/
Bouffane671/
Boufaime671/

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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
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  • 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 Buffham
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