Buffone Surname

149,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Buffone 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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Buffone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,1661:52,4509,428
United States9681:374,44133,152
Canada3611:102,06511,068
Argentina1891:226,15618,559
France1071:620,77381,454
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
England221:2,532,63991,802
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Buffone (13) may also be a first name.

Buffone 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

Buffone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buffone is found most in Italy. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,316th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,462,841 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Buffone reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 13 people.

The last name Buffone is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 1,166 people, or 1 in 52,450. In Italy Buffone is mostly concentrated in: Abruzzo, where 36 percent live, Calabria, where 34 percent live and Lazio, where 22 percent live. Other than Italy this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Buffone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buffone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buffone surname grew 96,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buffone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buffone surname are 8.57% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buffone earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 33.31% less than the national average, earning €20,028 per year; in United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $47,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.56% more than the national average, earning $57,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffonge93128/
Bouffone931/
Buffones931/
Bufffone931/
Buffonie931/
Buffon924,142/
Bufone926/
Buffoni862,596/
Buffong86283/
Bouffon8642/
Boufone862/
Buffona861/
Buffane860/
Buffune860/
Bufon83376/
Buffenie8029/
Buffagne8015/
Buffunge805/
Buwfonge805/
Beufoune801/
Bouffane801/
Bufffoni801/
Buffanes801/
Boufoune801/
Bufoni7798/
Bufune7791/
Buffan7771/
Boufon7728/
Buifon7713/
Buffom7712/
Bufane772/
Bufong772/
Butfon771/
Bufond771/
Baufon771/
Bufont771/
Bouffenie75151/
Bouffanet7578/
Bouffanie7564/
Bouffange759/
Bouffénie751/
Buffani7118/
Buffuna7115/
Bufunge718/
Boufane713/
Buffhan712/
Boufoun712/
Bufanet711/
Boufoni711/
Baufond711/
Bufonio711/
Bufaney711/
Bufagne711/
Buffang710/
Buffeun710/
Buffagni671,254/
Bufan67521/
Bouffant6743/
Bouffand6723/
Bouffeny679/
Bufom679/
Bouhfane676/
Boutfane674/
Baufange671/
Buffanni671/
Buwfoten671/
Boujfane671/
Boufanez671/
Boufanie671/

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