Buffman Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

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

Buffman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Buffman Last Name Facts

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

Buffman has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Buffman is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Buffman are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Buffman is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 54 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Buffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buffman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Buffman surname grew 366 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buffman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buffman last name are 35.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.19% registered with the party.

Buffman earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.74% more than the national average, earning $49,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffmann932/
Bauffman931/
Bufman925/
Bauffmann880/
Baufman861/
Boufman860/
Baufhman801/
Vaufman711/
Boofman710/
Bauphman670/
Woofman572/

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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 Buffman
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