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) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Büken. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buken is the 1,415,499th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Buken live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe. Buken is also the 356,749th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 556 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,610,109. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 98 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Buken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buken last name grew 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buken last name are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for 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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