Buffinga Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buffinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1051:160,83023,699
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Buffinga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buffinga is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Buffinga.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffinga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buffinga is the 1,206,588th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Buffinga are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 160,830. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Groningen, where 30 percent are found, Overijssel, where 24 percent are found and Gelderland, where 13 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Buffinga occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Buffinga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buffinga surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Buffinga earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $62,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.09% less than the national average, earning $42,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bufinga931/
Buffinge880/
Bufina869/
Buffinger8241/
Boufina802/
Boufigna7519/
Boufinas751/
Buffoino751/
Bufinger750/
Bufino713/
Bufyna713/
Baufinger711/
Bousfinat711/
Boufengha711/
Bufaino6760/
Buifena6759/
Boufena671/
Bufenge671/
Bufiono671/
Boufenaz63283/
Boufenas631/
Boufenghe591/
Bauphinais562/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Buffinga
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