Buhagiar Surname

107,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta2,0451:21051
Australia1,0661:25,3243,450
France5121:129,73219,797
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
England1291:431,92329,000
Canada741:497,91342,460
Gibraltar701:48554
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Wales171:182,03112,022
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

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'.

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The 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 is found in Malta more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhagiar? popularity and diffusion

Buhagiar is the 107,843rd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,686,151 people. The last name Buhagiar is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Buhagiar reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The last name Buhagiar is most frequently occurring in Malta, where it is held by 2,045 people, or 1 in 210. Aside from Malta this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Buhagiar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buhagiar surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for 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

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Buhajar8053/
Buahgar807/
Bouhiar804/
Bougiar801/
Buiar77573/
Bouhajar7515/
Bouhazar751/
Boujhair751/
Bouaizar751/
Buhihare751/
Bouhadjar718,349/
Buacar7145/
Bhuiar7145/
Buazar7122/
Buihar7110/
Buiare713/
Buehar711/
Buhior711/
Bouhajjar711/
Boucheaar711/
Bougiouar711/
Buiard711/
Bhuihar673,932/
Bouazar67859/
Buazard6726/
Bouhadjare678/
Bouhaddjar674/
Bhwasar674/
Boujhar672/
Bouahadjar672/
Bhvasar671/
Buasare671/
Buiahar671/
Buasarp671/

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