Buining Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buining Surname User-submission:

Originates from the Northern area of the Netherlands (Groningen, Drenthe and North-East Germany (ost Friesland).

The meaning comes from, buinen, which used to be said as buuun'n, which is a old local term for a hill. Those are the hills of the 'hondsrug', a hill that was created during the ice age.

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Buining Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3231:52,2828,957
Greece161:692,48777,522
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Buining Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originates from the Northern area of the Netherlands (Groningen, Drenthe and North-East Germany (ost Friesland).

The meaning comes from, buinen, which used to be said as buuun'n, which is a old local term for a hill. Those are the hills of the 'hondsrug', a hill that was created during the ice age. On the hill is a small farmer's town called Buinen. It is believed the family originated from that town. We also know that in the 1700-1900 a lot of family members were sailors.

- marlous

Buining Last Name Facts

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

Buining has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buining? popularity and diffusion

Buining is the 739,868th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Buining live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 52,282. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Groningen, where 23 percent reside, Drenthe, where 16 percent reside and North Holland, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands Buining exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Buining Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buining has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buining Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Buining earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.2% less than the national average, earning $33,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.23% less than the national average, earning $42,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beuining932/
Buning921,909/
Bining92272/
Buinin921/
Bunning861,937/
Beining861,503/
Buening86868/
Beuning86539/
Baining86261/
Buningh86104/
Bunging8629/
Bauning8620/
Buingin8610/
Butning865/
Biening865/
Buuning865/
Buinink865/
Bouning865/
Huining863/
Bigning863/
Bijning863/
Buinina861/
Biniong861/
Boining861/
Wuining860/
Bumning860/
Bunin836,410/
Binin831,086/
Buenning80222/
Buijnink8085/
Buehning8046/
Beunings8041/
Beuningh8029/
Bienieng8021/
Bunnings8015/
Bayuning8010/
Bougning8010/
Baunning802/
Bunninng801/
Bajuning801/
Bhaining801/
Beigning801/
Buinienė801/
Biningue801/
Buianina801/
Bunniong801/
Beinning800/
Beuening800/
Pfuining800/
Vining778,222/
Bunina775,563/
Binion774,646/
Böning774,196/
Bening773,265/
Büning771,978/
Baning771,880/
Boning77741/
Bunnin77632/
Binijn77299/
Bounin77265/
Buñing77263/
Bineng77141/
Wining77137/
Bunion77120/
Bunink7799/
Butnin7790/
Baunin7768/
Binina7755/
Buneng7740/
Bainin7734/
Wuning7732/
Beinin7730/
Binind7720/
Buynin7718/
Bugnin776/
Byning775/
Buhnin774/
Boinin771/
Bhunin771/
Bionin771/
Bumnin771/
Bignin770/
Boumgning7531/
Bhuiyonin755/
Banning717,296/
Bunyong715,931/
Bünning711,564/
Boening711,179/
Böhning711,070/
Behning71989/
Bohning71664/
Bonning71646/
Huinink71608/
Wiening71476/
Weining71266/
Buyanin71257/
Huening71249/
Bougnin71185/
Beening71165/
Bühning71142/
Puening71101/
Bounina7172/
Viening7171/
Wunning7167/
Beunink7154/
Benging7151/
Bunueng7148/
Waining7140/
Wijning7136/
Bousnin7133/
Bejning7133/
Baunina7127/
Bönings7126/
Boinina7121/
Buynink7120/
Vinings7117/
Booning7114/
Bouenin7113/
Bouhnin7112/
Bunnion7110/
Beaning717/
Bayning717/
Buynina716/
Bahunin716/
Beinina715/
Bahning715/
Bunneng715/
Banieng715/
Bienien715/
Benings713/
Buhnina712/
Bunnink712/
Bunienė712/
Byoning712/
Baaning712/
Huineng711/
Bionion711/
Beningk711/
Bonieng711/
Boisnin711/
Bujanin711/
Bieneng711/
Bhunina711/
Bijanin711/
Bainien711/
Bainina711/
Baunisn711/
Bayinin711/
Binyong711/
Wauning711/
Bithnin711/
Beyning710/
Vaining710/
Veining710/
Winingh710/
Baening710/
Whining710/
Buynion710/
Bonin6729,476/
Benin677,600/
Vinin672,695/
Binen672,430/
Bunim671,085/
Boehning67759/
Bunyn67698/
Wijnings67332/
Buyanina67329/
Vunin67180/
Boenning67171/
Bynin6763/
Bueninck6749/
Binim6749/
Bunen6742/
Wayuning6726/
Beijnink6719/
Buninova676/
Winingsh676/
Bounyong676/
Bouhnina675/
Whitning674/
Bénin674/
D'Binion673/
Beningue672/
Bajening672/
Wijining672/
Boyinina671/
Biyanina671/
Weinning671/
Bijeanin671/
Woumning671/
Beinienė671/
Buñin671/
Bouninne671/
Bhuyanin671/
Beningne671/
Binengue671/
Boeninng671/
Whinning670/
Wainning670/
Boonning670/
Beianion670/

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