Buks Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Latvia

Buks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2881:131,97519,285
Latvia1281:16,0162,380
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
India81:95,883,173728,828
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Bukś (1) & Büks (1) are calculated separately.

Buks (345) may also be a first name.

Buks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buks (Hindi: बुक्स, Russian: Букс) is most common in Poland. It can also be found as a variant: Bukś or Büks. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 497,847th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. Buks is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Buks are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 469,697th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 345 people.

The last name is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 131,975. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Buks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Buks surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Buks are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Buks earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.9% less than the national average, earning $34,132 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukś921/
Büks921/
Buksh8943,112/
Bucks891,387/
Bukhs89848/
Buiks89222/
Bukss89143/
Bukse8988/
Bauks8943/
Beuks8939/
Buhks8933/
Buyks8930/
Buksz8912/
Bouks8910/
Bhuks899/
Bukšs897/
Busks892/
Bukhsh8020,874/
Buycks80240/
Buijks80175/
Baucks8082/
Bhuksh8079/
Buikes8044/
Buksch8035/
Bauksh8033/
Bukshh8016/
Busksh8015/
Boukse8012/
Bukshs8012/
Buhksh808/
Bukksh808/
Bukshe808/
Buykes807/
Baukse804/
Bukkős804/
Bucksh803/
Buckhs802/
Baukhs802/
Buskhs802/
Bukhhs802/
Bukssh802/
Bousks801/
Bukkhs801/
Bushks801/
Buckzs801/
Budksh801/
Buicks801/
Bhukhs801/
Bausks801/
Boukhs801/
Buksjh801/
Boks751,789/
Bugs751,675/
Bukx7583/
Buxs7551/
Buqs7516/
Busx7514/
Bukz754/
Bucksch73522/
Buksová73175/
Baukhsh7361/
Buyckes7340/
Bouksse7336/
Buksova7335/
Bukshsh7319/
Bukkhsh735/
Bhukhsh734/
Bauksch734/
Bukhshs733/
Bukhhsh732/
Bukhssh732/
Buskhsh731/
Bukchsh731/
Bukhshe731/
Buukhsh731/
Bushksh731/
Buijjks731/
Bhauksh731/
Buikhsh731/
Buickes730/
Buggs674,423/
Buchs673,723/
Boksh672,995/
Bocks67981/
Buxsh67577/
Bucse67170/
Bouqs67136/
Boksz67127/
Books6787/
Buckx6760/
Buykx6741/
Bucsh6728/
Bujcs6723/
Bucgs6721/
Boeks6717/
Bukxh6716/
Bukhx6711/
Bokhs679/
Buikx678/
Bukch678/
Vuksh675/
Bugss673/
Bücks673/
Baugs672/
Bugse672/
Bokås672/
Beucs671/
Buccs671/
Buigs671/
Buegs671/
Bugst671/
Boucksse671/
Bokks671/
Bokss671/
Bukce671/
Buqsh671/
Bugsh671/
Bukcx671/
Buics671/
Bhoks671/
Bushx671/
Bougs670/
Bujgs670/

Buks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buks in the Hindi language
बुक्सbuksa75
बक्सbaksa25
Buks in the Russian language
Буксbuks-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buks
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