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

Buitrago (Russian: Буитраго) is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Buitrago click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buitrago? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buitrago is the 5,264th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 67,618 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 87,394 people, or 1 in 547. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Capital District, where 32 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 9 percent are found and Boyacá Department, where 9 percent are found. Besides Colombia Buitrago occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 7 percent are found and Spain, where 5 percent are found.

Buitrago Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buitrago has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 231,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buitrago Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buitrago surname are 42.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.01% registered with 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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