Buken Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Büken (778) are calculated separately.

Buken (556) may also be a first name.

Buken Last Name Facts

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

Buken (Hindi: बुकेन, Marathi: बुरकेन, Oriya: ବୁେକନ୍, Russian: Букен) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Büken. Click here for other possible spellings of Buken.

How Common Is The Last Name Buken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Buken are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 356,749th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 556 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,610,109. In Germany Buken is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 98 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Buken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buken last name increased 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buken surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

Buken earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.98% more than the national average, earning $63,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büken93778/
Beuken91640/
Busken91325/
Bauken91196/
Bucken91170/
Bueken9183/
Buyken9170/
Budken9165/
Bouken9118/
Bhuken914/
Bukken912/
Bukeen911/
Butken911/
Bukn894/
Boukeng83163/
Boukent83162/
Bukienė8395/
Beucken8381/
Buecken8338/
Buthken8312/
Boukien8310/
Boucken838/
Bousken835/
Baucken834/
Buikemn832/
Bouyken832/
Buicken832/
Buskenn831/
Buykene831/
Beukeng831/
Buskeng830/
Buckent830/
Bausken830/
Bukin8013,000/
Bukyn80769/
Boken80625/
Bucen8024/
Bukne8017/
Bhukn802/
Bukng802/
Bukhn801/
Buckn801/
Bukenova77427/
Buikienė77152/
Beukenne77137/
Baukienė7771/
Buckienė776/
Bukina7313,005/
Buchen731,576/
Bücken731,018/
Bukyna73944/
Bocken73899/
Baukin73542/
Boeken73421/
Bokken73269/
Buquen73192/
Boukem73151/
Budkyn73134/
Booken7395/
Buikyn7352/
Buykin7348/
Baukyn7341/
Buckin7325/
Vauken7325/
Buzkin7324/
Bhoken7323/
Butkyn7322/
Boukin7321/
Buckem7317/
Bukkin7315/
Bokien7315/
Buskyn7315/
Bucaen7312/
Buikin7311/
Bukhne739/
Bhukkn738/
Bukuin737/
Baucen736/
Vouken736/
Bhukhn735/
Bhukne735/
Beukin734/
Buzkyn734/
Boucen733/
Bhiken732/
Bieken732/
Buccen732/
Buckhn731/
Bujkin731/
Buukin731/
Buhkin731/
Bhuukn731/
Vukeen731/
Butkem731/
Npuken731/
Buşkin731/
Beukem731/
Baukhn731/
Bukink731/
Boudkn731/
Buekin731/
Bhukin730/
Bugkin730/
Bokeen730/
Buckne730/
Baukenova7172/
Baukina67522/
Buchkin67369/
Bushkin67292/
Boukind67218/
Bokn67159/
Bouchen67152/
Boecken6786/
Buykina6783/
Buknová6781/
Buikyna6759/
Baukyna6752/
Bushkyn6749/
Bukchin6743/
Bucheen6737/
Bugking6730/
Bouking6727/
Buchkyn6726/
Bhukhne6724/
Buckina6719/
Bauskin6718/
Bukkina6711/
Boukina6711/
Bautkyn679/
Busskin678/
Bauchen672/
Buqueng672/
Bokienė672/
Bauking672/
Bukkyna672/
Bucchen671/
Buchenn671/
Buskink671/
Butking671/
Budking671/
Boutkin671/
Bauckin671/
Baukind671/
Bhaukin671/
Beuckem671/
Buknova671/
Vukn671/
Buykyna671/
Buqn671/
Bucn671/
Beuchen670/
Beuskin670/
Bockien670/
Bouycen670/
Bouckin670/
Buskinn670/

Buken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buken in the Hindi language
बुकेनbukena-
Buken in the Oriya language
ବୁେକନ୍buekan-
Buken in the Marathi language
बुरकेनburakena-
Buken in the Russian language
Букенbuken-

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