Buhig Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Philippines

Buhig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Buhig Last Name Facts

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

Buhig occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Buhig.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Buhig is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Buhig reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Buhig is most frequent in: Georgia, where 50 percent reside and Maryland, where 50 percent reside. Not including The United States Buhig is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside.

Buhig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buhig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buhig last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhig919/
Bhuhig913/
Buhuig911/
Buehig911/
Buhic8060/
Bauig808/
Buhik803/
Buhiq803/
Bouig802/
Boohig7314/
Buhike732/
Bouigh731/
Bouhik731/
Bouhic731/
Bouhaik672,426/
Bouigue67236/
Bouhaic671/

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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 Buhig
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