Buhm Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Buhm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Bühm (1) are calculated separately.

Buhm (13) may also be a first name.

Buhm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buhm is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bühm. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buhm is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Buhm live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Buhm is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 50 percent reside and Texas, where 50 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 25 percent reside and South Korea, where 25 percent reside.

Buhm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buhm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buhm last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bühm921/
Buthm895/
Bouhm894/
Buhym892/
Beuhm892/
Buhme890/
Bauhm890/
Bum868,918/
Baum7568,728/
Boum754,597/
Bume75510/
Beum75476/
Bgum75466/
Bumm75430/
Bhum75225/
Buum75147/
Buim75139/
Bhom7599/
Bumt7536/
Båum7511/
Buym752/
Bumd752/
Bumh752/
Busm751/
Bøum751/
Bóhm751/
Baume672,146/
Bhume67913/
Bhuim67469/
Beume67238/
Boume67184/
Bumhe67181/
Butme67134/
Bahum6783/
Bhoum6758/
Bhaum6747/
Bhoom6733/
Bgaum6724/
Baumm6720/
Boohm675/
Bumme674/
Bhgum674/
Buime674/
Buttm672/
Buume671/
Bummd671/
Bumth671/
Boumm671/
Bhomm671/
Baumd671/
Bumdh671/
Bouym671/
Boumh671/
Bousm670/
Buyme670/

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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 Buhm
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