Buffum Surname

266,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,469 people bear this surname

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

Buffum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4401:251,70823,913
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5271:95,2929,737

Buffum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buffum is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffum? popularity and diffusion

Buffum is the 266,135th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,960,889 people. The surname Buffum is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Buffum live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,440 people, or 1 in 251,708. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 8 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and New Hampshire, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Buffum occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Buffum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buffum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buffum last name are 0.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.57% registered with the party.

The amount Buffum earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.22% less than the national average, earning $41,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffume920/
Bufum915/
Buffom8312/
Buffun835/
Bufaum831/
Bufumh831/
Bufuum831/
Busfum831/
Baufume7710/
Buffeun770/
Buffune770/
Buffuin770/
Bufom739/
Bufun731/
Buffon674,142/
Bufune6791/
Bufung6712/
Boufun671/
Butphum62173/
Bouffon6242/
Boufoun622/
Bauphum621/
Beufoune571/
Baufhuin571/
Boufoune571/
Bufon55376/
Boufon5028/
Buifon5013/
Baufon501/

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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
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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 Buffum
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