Bufton Surname

165,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bufton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bufton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3571:41,0605,275
Wales5111:6,056677
United States4311:840,97264,213
Australia1251:215,96620,787
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Canada461:800,99162,809
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3511:69,4457,817
Wales3021:5,193352
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Bufton Last Name Facts

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

Bufton is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bufton.

How Common Is The Last Name Bufton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bufton is the 165,072nd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,776,208 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Bufton live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,357 people, or 1 in 41,060. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Herefordshire, where 22 percent are found, Shropshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Beside England it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Bufton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bufton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bufton last name increased 387 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bufton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bufton last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bufton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning R 267,300 per year; in United States they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $43,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.95% more than the national average, earning $87,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffton9240/
Buwtong779/
Bueftan771/
Buvtong771/
Bufftan770/
Bouftane719/
Buwthong712/
Bouphton711/
Bowton67186/
Bouwthong671/
Boubtan628/
Buftham623/
Buwtoom621/
Bowtun5037/
Wowton500/

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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 Bufton
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