Buffinton Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Buffinton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

Buffinton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buffinton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffinton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,032,007th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Buffinton live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Buffinton is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 2,970,975. In The United States it is primarily found in: Connecticut, where 13 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Buffinton occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 47 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Buffinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffinton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buffinton last name decreased 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buffinton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buffinton surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

Buffinton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,923 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffintton952/
Buffintgon951/
Buffintoin951/
Buffineton950/
Bufinton940/
Baffinton890/
Buffonton890/
Bufenton820/
Bfenton751/
Bavinton7177/
Bevinton712/
Bafanton710/

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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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  • 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 Buffinton
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