Buhagiar Surname
Approximately 4,322 people bear this surname
Buhagiar Surname User-submission:
The Buhagiar surname comes from the Arabic words abu, which means 'father of', and hadjar, which means 'rocks'. Therefore the surname means 'quarry master' or 'one that owns a lot of land'.
Buhagiar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 2,045 | 1:210 | 51 |
| Australia | 1,066 | 1:25,324 | 3,450 |
| France | 512 | 1:129,732 | 19,797 |
| United States | 290 | 1:1,249,858 | 88,263 |
| England | 129 | 1:431,923 | 29,000 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Gibraltar | 70 | 1:485 | 54 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Buhagiar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Buhagiar surname comes from the Arabic words abu, which means 'father of', and hadjar, which means 'rocks'. Therefore the surname means 'quarry master' or 'one that owns a lot of land'.
- patrickbhgrThe Buhagiar surname means 'lots of stone' in Arabic. It comes from bu, which means 'lots' or 'lots of', and hagiar, which means 'stone'.
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Buhagiar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhagiar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buhagiar has its highest incidence in Malta. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Buhagiar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhagiar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Buhagiar is the 107,843rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,686,151 people. The surname Buhagiar occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Buhagiar live; 49 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Italic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Malta, where it is borne by 2,045 people, or 1 in 210. Without taking into account Malta this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.
Buhagiar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Buhagiar last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Buhagiar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 194.4% more than the national average, earning R 699,600 per year; in United States they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $42,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $54,244 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouhagiar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Buahagiar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Buhajiar | 88 | 5 | / |
| Buhogiar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Buhajar | 80 | 53 | / |
| Buahgar | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bouhiar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bougiar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buiar | 77 | 573 | / |
| Bouhajar | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bouhazar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boujhair | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouaizar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buhihare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouhadjar | 71 | 8,349 | / |
| Buacar | 71 | 45 | / |
| Bhuiar | 71 | 45 | / |
| Buazar | 71 | 22 | / |
| Buihar | 71 | 10 | / |
| Buiare | 71 | 3 | / |
| Buehar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhior | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhajjar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boucheaar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bougiouar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buiard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhuihar | 67 | 3,932 | / |
| Bouazar | 67 | 859 | / |
| Buazard | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bouhadjare | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouhaddjar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhwasar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boujhar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouahadjar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhvasar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buasare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buasarp | 67 | 1 | / |
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