Buffing Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buffing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Büffing (8) are calculated separately.

Buffing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buffing occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Büffing. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffing? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,125,333rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Buffing reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Buffing is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 104,889. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 70 percent are found, Flevoland, where 18 percent are found and South Holland, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Buffing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buffing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buffing last name increased 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buffing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buffing surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Buffing earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.09% less than the national average, earning $25,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büffing958/
Bouffing932/
Bufffing931/
Buffingt931/
Buffin921,692/
Bufing922/
Bouffin86105/
Wuffing8611/
Buffion867/
Boufing864/
Buffink861/
Beufing861/
Buffuin860/
Buffinn860/
Bufin837/
Buchfing802/
Buffen77200/
Bufink7713/
Boufin7713/
Bufina779/
Busfin777/
Bufeng775/
Bufion774/
Buffne771/
Buffenn715/
Bouffim714/
Boufina712/
Bufienė711/
Buhfink710/
Bujfink710/
Buffeun710/
Boofing710/
Buchfink67707/
Boufueng671/
Boupfeng671/
Bushfink670/
Bufen670/

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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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  • 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 Buffing
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