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

Buffy (Arabic: بوفي) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 988,329th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. This last name 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. It is also the 81,254th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 6,519 people.

It is most widely held in France, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 324,013. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 49 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 37 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 6 percent live. Not including France Buffy is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Buffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buffy has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the 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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