Buffton Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Buffton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England51:11,143,612252,590
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Buffton Last Name Facts

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

Buffton has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Buffton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Buffton live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 36 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 36 percent live and Arizona, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Buffton exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and Wales, where 5 percent live.

Buffton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buffton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buffton last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffton Last Name Statistics demography

Buffton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,098 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bufton922,625/
Bufftan860/
Buwtong719/
Bueftan711/
Buvtong711/
Bouftane679/
Buwthong672/
Bouphton671/
Bouwthong631/
Bowton62186/
Boubtan578/
Buftham573/
Buwtoom571/

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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 Buffton
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