Buffon Surname

111,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Buffon Surname User-submission:

It is an Italian surname, which means 'Joker', but it could come from the onomatopoeic term for 'funny', from the act of 'inflating the cheeks' to blow and to receive slaps in order to draw bizarre and ridiculous sounds. A variant of Sbuffare (snort).

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Buffon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,7321:123,5994,676
Italy9221:66,33011,803
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
France4321:153,75623,866
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Australia351:771,30649,759
England151:3,714,537119,675
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Norway101:514,22941,629
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Buffon (346) may also be a first name.

Buffon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Italian surname, which means 'Joker', but it could come from the onomatopoeic term for 'funny', from the act of 'inflating the cheeks' to blow and to receive slaps in order to draw bizarre and ridiculous sounds. A variant of Sbuffare (snort).

- charlyse

Buffon Last Name Facts

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

Buffon is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 111,969th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,759,427 people. The surname Buffon is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Buffon are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 42 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 468,941st most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 346 people.

The last name Buffon is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,732 people, or 1 in 123,599. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 47 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 18 percent are found and Paraná, where 12 percent are found. Barring Brazil it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.

Buffon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buffon surname expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Buffon are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buffon earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning 323,825 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffone922,959/
Buffong92283/
Bouffon9242/
Bufon91376/
Bouffone861/
Bufffone861/
Buffan8371/
Boufon8328/
Buifon8313/
Buffom8312/
Bufone836/
Buffun835/
Bufong832/
Baufon831/
Butfon831/
Bufond831/
Bufont831/
Boufoun772/
Boufone772/
Buffhan772/
Baufond771/
Buffuin770/
Buffane770/
Buffang770/
Buffeun770/
Buffune770/
Bufan73521/
Bufom739/
Bufun731/
Bouffant7143/
Bouffand7123/
Buffagne7115/
Beufoune711/
Bouffane711/
Buwfoten711/
Boufoune711/
Buffum671,469/
Buffam67362/
Bufune6791/
Bufung6712/
Boufan6711/
Bufane672/
Weufon671/
Bufang671/
Bufand671/
Bufhan671/
Woufon671/
Boufun671/
Bufant671/
Busfom671/

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