Bufman Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Bufman Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) This is a name adapted from the Slavic for jester or wag. It was a name assumed by a badhan, the traditional entertainer at Jewish weddings.

Bufman Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Bufman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) This is a name adapted from the Slavic for jester or wag. It was a name assumed by a badhan, the traditional entertainer at Jewish weddings.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff
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Bufman Last Name Facts

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

Bufman occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bufman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Bufman reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,139,408. In Israel Bufman is most frequent in: Tel Aviv District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Israel this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffman92147/
Baufman921/
Boufman920/
Buffmann862/
Bauffman861/
Baufhman861/
Bauffmann800/
Vaufman771/
Boofman770/
Bauphman710/
Woofman622/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bufman
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