Buján Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Buján Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buján Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain511:916,70735,562
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Bujan (4,799), Bujãn (1) & Bujàn (1) are calculated separately.

Buján Last Name Facts

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

Buján is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Bujan, Bujãn or Bujàn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buján? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buján is the 2,152,526th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Buján live; 68 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent live in Iberian Europe.

Buján is most prevalent in Spain, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 916,707. In Spain it is mostly found in: Galicia, where 43 percent reside, Basque Country, where 14 percent reside and Madrid, where 14 percent reside. Not including Spain Buján is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 8 percent reside and Cuba, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bujan934,799/
Bujãn931/
Bujàn931/
Bujn892/
Bujon80677/
Baján80332/
Bujen8084/
Bujin8084/
Buijn8061/
Boján8049/
Bujng802/
Beján801/
Buhjn801/
Bujánová771/
Boujon731,513/
Bhujan73287/
Bujone73126/
Boujan7347/
Bhujen7338/
Bujand7313/
Boujón734/
Bhujin734/
Buojan733/
Bujanh733/
Bujäne731/
Bujont731/
Bujāne731/
Bujėnė731/
Boujin731/
Baujón731/
Bujina731/
Boujen730/
Baun6729,440/
Buen677,857/
Beun671,903/
Boun671,301/
Buin67645/
Bujnová67350/
Buijsen67264/
Buijten6763/
Bijn6760/
Buyn6745/
Bujnova6735/
Boujong6725/
Bujienė6722/
Bhujand6712/
Bajn6711/
Boujine679/
Beaujin679/
Bujchin674/
Bejn674/
Vujn672/
Beaujen671/
Buijnck671/
Beán671/
Baujeen671/
Baujing671/
Boujang671/
Boujeen671/
Bojn671/

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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
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  • 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 Buján
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