Buffy Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Buffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2051:324,01349,159
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
England81:6,964,757184,742
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Buffy (6,519) may also be a first name.

Buffy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buffy (Arabic: بوفي) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 988,329th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Buffy are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Buffy is also the 81,254th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 6,519 people.

It is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 324,013. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 49 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 37 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Buffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Buffy surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buffy Last Name Statistics demography

Buffy earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.07% less than the national average, earning $32,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffey91561/
Buffay9159/
Bouffy917/
Buffys911/
Bauffy910/
Beuffy910/
Bufy891/
Bouffay83274/
Bouffey8314/
Bueffey830/
Buffa8013,726/
Buffi80931/
Buffe80862/
Bušfy8098/
Busfy8053/
Buffé803/
Bufoy801/
Buffá801/
Boufy801/
Bufay801/
Bufey801/
Buffet738,173/
Bouffi73393/
Buffer73362/
Bauffe73324/
Buffie73281/
Bouffe73119/
Beuffe7398/
Bouffé7349/
Buffee7337/
Butfoy7334/
Baufay7329/
Buffit7314/
Bouffa7310/
Buffis739/
Bufyst735/
Busfey732/
Buffei731/
Buyfay731/
Buffed731/
Buiffe731/
Buffes731/
Buffez731/
Boufay731/
Bufych731/
Buufey731/
Buifey730/
Bufi673,386/
Buffett671,603/
Bufe671,192/
Bouffet67645/
Bufa67316/
Baufays67105/
Buffitt6771/
Baufayt6739/
Bufí6720/
Buffehr6718/
Bouffee6716/
Bufé676/
Bouffie674/
Buffaia672/
Wufy671/
Boufaya671/
Bufffet671/
Boufays671/
Bouffée671/
Beuffet671/
Buffets671/

Buffy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buffy in the Arabic language
بوفيbwfy-
بافيbafy-

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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 Buffy
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