Buftaim Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Buftaim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Buftaim 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
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Buftaim Last Name Facts

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

Buftaim is found in Qatar more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Buftaim.

How Common Is The Last Name Buftaim? popularity and diffusion

Buftaim is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Buftaim live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

Buftaim is most frequently held in Qatar, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Excluding Qatar this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

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
Bouftaim931/
Buftain865/
Buftham863/
Bouftim861/
Bouftain803/
Bouftem7191/
Bufftan710/
Bouftane679/
Bouftine674/
Boubtain671/
Boubtan578/
Bowtain571/
Bowtham571/
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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 Buftaim
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