Buffier Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Australia

Buffier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2921:227,47535,284
Australia1231:219,47721,009
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Buffier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buffier is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Buffier are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Buffier is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 227,475. In France it is mostly found in: Occitanie, where 43 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 26 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent live. Aside from France Buffier is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouffier931,005/
Buffiere93661/
Buffer92362/
Buffie92281/
Bouffiere888/
Bufferd8647/
Buffert8646/
Buffehr8618/
Buffiet8618/
Bouffie864/
Buffire861/
Bufiere861/
Boufier861/
Buffere861/
Bueffer860/
Bufer8327/
Bouffies8025/
Buffière8015/
Buffeire804/
Buffeyre801/
Bauhffer801/
Bouffire801/
Boufir77133/
Bufere7711/
Buferd779/
Baufer773/
Boufer773/
Boufie772/
Bufert772/
Butfer771/
Büffer771/
Bufire771/
Buefer771/
Bufird771/
Beufer770/
Buifer770/
Bouffière752/
Boudfir71209/
Bouferd71136/
Beuffre7144/
Buthfer7123/
Boudfer7121/
Bousfer7114/
Boufere7111/
Bouhfer715/
Bufajer714/
Mpuffer713/
Bouferh712/
Budfire711/
Bufertt711/
Bouffée711/
Beufeur711/
Bieffer711/
Boutfir711/
Boufert710/
Boufird710/
Beuferd710/
Bouchfer67416/
Buferova675/
Boudfeur672/
Vufer671/
Boussfir671/
Bouffiès671/
Bouferre671/
Bouchfir671/
Boussfer671/
Buchfire671/

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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 Buffier
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