Buffin Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Buffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:497,88341,901
France5611:118,40117,872
England1461:381,63126,761
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
Wales591:52,4504,823
Canada411:898,67368,969
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Buffin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buffin occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffin? popularity and diffusion

Buffin is the 237,286th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,307,060 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Buffin are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 728 people, or 1 in 497,883. In The United States Buffin is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, Kentucky, where 18 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in France, where 33 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Buffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buffin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buffin surname increased 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buffin last name are 10.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buffin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $37,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $57,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffing92215/
Bouffin92105/
Buffion927/
Buffink921/
Buffuin920/
Buffinn920/
Bufin917/
Bouffing862/
Bufffing861/
Buffen83200/
Boufin8313/
Bufink8313/
Bufina839/
Busfin837/
Bufion834/
Bufing832/
Buffne831/
Wuffin831/
Wuffing7711/
Büffing778/
Buffenn775/
Boufing774/
Bouffim774/
Boufina772/
Bufienė771/
Beufing771/
Buhfink770/
Bujfink770/
Buffeun770/
Bufen730/
Buchfink71707/
Buchfing712/
Bushfink710/
Boufim67341/
Wuffen6725/
Bufeng675/
Bufyna673/
Buifen673/
Buffem672/
Boufen671/
Biefin671/
Wutfin671/
Beuchfink670/

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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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  • 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 Buffin
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