Buker Surname

66,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Buker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya3,8321:1,629473
United States1,9191:188,87918,738
India1,0181:753,50234,314
Canada2951:124,90013,053
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Chile271:652,46215,367
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
China31:455,773,85521,925
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5331:94,2199,638

The alternate forms: Büker (5,062) are calculated separately.

Buker (192) may also be a first name.

Buker Last Name Facts

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

Buker (Marathi: बुकेर, Russian: Букер) is found most in Libya. It can be found as a variant: Büker. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buker? popularity and diffusion

Buker is the 66,562nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 973,100 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Buker are found; 51 percent are found in North Africa and 51 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 192 people.

This surname is most widespread in Libya, where it is borne by 3,832 people, or 1 in 1,629. Without taking into account Libya this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Buker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buker last name increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Buker last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Buker surname are 6.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.1% more than the national average, earning 515,995 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.1% more than the national average, earning R 311,532 per year; in United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $47,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büker935,062/
Bouker913,141/
Beuker911,819/
Bucker911,818/
Bhuker91715/
Bueker91705/
Bukher91255/
Bauker91124/
Bukere9133/
Budker9123/
Bukier9116/
Buiker9114/
Bukker917/
Buzker911/
Buyker911/
Bukerr911/
Buecker83734/
Buckert83663/
Beukert83142/
Boucker83115/
Beucker83111/
Beusker8389/
Buthker8349/
Buttker8323/
Boukher8316/
Baukert8315/
Buicker8315/
Boukeir837/
Bukhert834/
Baucker833/
Bhukker833/
Boukere832/
Boukier832/
Buckher831/
Buehker831/
Baukier831/
Bhukeir831/
Bhukher831/
Buckier831/
Bukeire831/
Bukhere831/
Baukeer831/
Baukher831/
Bukkert831/
Budkerd831/
Buscker830/
Baukerd830/
Bussker830/
Boker801,004/
Bukyr80129/
Bukir8067/
Bukre8023/
Bucer806/
Boukheir77701/
Boukkher7723/
Boukhier7710/
Bukerova779/
Bouchker777/
Bukerová776/
Bukehere775/
Buttkejr774/
Bouckert771/
Bouhkeir771/
Boukeire771/
Boukheyr771/
Bauchker771/
Boukherz771/
Boukertt771/
Buckherd770/
Buckhert770/
Booker7357,944/
Bucher7343,373/
Bücker736,863/
Bieker734,575/
Boukir734,553/
Boeker731,233/
Bocker73800/
Bokker73272/
Buquer7380/
Baucer7368/
Bukire7365/
Bukair7350/
Bhoker7346/
Bokher7346/
Buzkir7328/
Bukhyr7318/
Bhukre7313/
Bokeer7310/
Boucer739/
Bhucer737/
Buckjr734/
Baukir732/
Bukhir732/
Bokier732/
Bukhre732/
Buccer731/
Bucger731/
Boukre731/
Bokeir731/
Bokerr731/
Vuiker731/
Búcker731/
Buycer731/
Bócker731/
Buicer731/
Bogker730/
Buckheart7111/
Bukkerova715/
Boukheire712/
Bouckeart712/
Bouhkheir711/
Buskheart710/
Boucher67107,981/
Beucher673,513/
Boecker672,951/
Baucher671,360/
Biecker67399/
Boukair67192/
Boukhir67179/
Bückert67118/
Bukaire6766/
Boocker6755/
Bukhair6747/
Bhucher6733/
Buequer6725/
Bookher6715/
Bockier6713/
Bukkjær6711/
Buchear6710/
Bükeher679/
Buskjær678/
Buskirt674/
Buccher673/
Bucherr672/
Bucheer672/
Buskire671/
Boukhyr671/
Bouqere671/
Bookeer671/
Bookerr671/
Bokheir671/
Bouzkir671/
Busquer671/
Bueckir671/
Bukhire671/
Buquert671/
Boucger671/
Boukhersss671/
Boukire671/
Boukcir671/
Bgoukir671/
Buskirp670/
Vaucker670/
Bookker670/
Uanbuskert670/
Bauquer670/
Boequer670/
Bouquer670/

Buker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buker in the Marathi language
बुकेरbukera-
Buker in the Russian language
Букерbuker-

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Buker Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Buker
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