Buffit Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Buffit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Buffit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buffit occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Buffit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Buffit occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Buffit live; 86 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Buffit is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly found in: Colorado, where 45 percent live, Alaska, where 18 percent live and New York, where 18 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and Puerto Rico, where 7 percent live.

Buffit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buffit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buffit last name increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buffit Last Name Statistics demography

Buffit earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning $26,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffitt9271/
Buffiet9218/
Buffi91931/
Bouffait863/
Buiffith860/
Buffet838,173/
Bouffi83393/
Buffie83281/
Buffis839/
Bufite832/
Buffei831/
Bufist831/
Bufi803,386/
Buffett771,603/
Bouffet77645/
Boufait776/
Bouffie774/
Buffaia772/
Baufite772/
Buffets771/
Bufffet771/
Beuffet771/
Baufait771/
Buffete771/
Busfitt770/
Bueffid770/
Buffa7313,726/
Boufi73966/
Buffe73862/
Buffy73260/
Bufis73244/
Bufai7338/
Bufet7329/
Busfi7328/
Baufi736/
Buffé733/
Buifi731/
Buffá731/
Butfi731/
Buffette7115/
Baufaijt711/
Buffeatt711/
Beuffett710/
Bouffett710/
Bufete671,386/
Buffey67561/
Boufis67458/
Buffer67362/
Bouhfi67341/
Bauffe67324/
Bouffe67119/
Bouffette67110/
Beuffe6798/
Buffay6759/
Bouffé6749/
Buffee6737/
Bauffette6725/
Boufai6724/
Bousfi6722/
Boufet6720/
Bouffa6710/
Bouffy677/
Baufai676/
Bufyst675/
Bufett674/
Bupfai674/
Beufet673/
Boufie672/
Buffys671/
Buffez671/
Bowfit671/
Buffes671/
Buiffe671/
Buffed671/
Butfai671/
Boufhi671/
Beuffy670/
Bauffy670/

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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 Buffit
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