Buitrago Surname

5,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Buitrago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buitrago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia87,3941:547105
Venezuela7,6301:3,959541
Spain5,0061:9,3391,103
United States2,3111:156,84116,029
Panama1,4581:2,683368
Bolivia8901:11,9291,221
Nicaragua8821:6,827604
Argentina4701:90,9437,653
Ecuador3991:39,8644,251
Costa Rica2711:17,639663
Brazil2691:795,81528,876
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Cuba931:123,9003,345
Mexico791:1,571,21816,633
France671:991,384111,008
England381:1,466,26563,675
El Salvador351:181,2542,002
Honduras311:284,4012,626
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Chile291:607,46514,668
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Puerto Rico151:236,6762,394
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Buitrago (18) may also be a first name.

Buitrago Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buitrago (Russian: Буитраго) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buitrago? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buitrago is the 5,264th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 67,618 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Buitrago live; 90 percent live in South America and 88 percent live in Caribbean South America. Buitrago is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Colombia, where it is held by 87,394 people, or 1 in 547. In Colombia it is most prevalent in: Capital District, where 32 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 9 percent live and Boyacá Department, where 9 percent live. Not including Colombia it is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 7 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.

Buitrago Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buitrago has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buitrago last name expanded 231,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buitrago Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buitrago last name are 42.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buitrago earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $25,446,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $44,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $55,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Buitrago Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buitrago in the Russian language
Буитрагоbuitrago-

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Footnotes

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