Buksh Surname

13,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Fiji

Buksh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buksh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan39,8481:4,483454
Fiji1,0051:89099
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Canada1871:197,03519,314
New Zealand1761:25,7294,511
India1591:4,824,311122,508
England1321:422,10728,563
Australia1101:245,41522,739
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Buksh (330) may also be a first name.

Buksh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buksh (Hindi: बुक्ष, Marathi: बक्श, Russian: Букш) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buksh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buksh is the 13,014th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 169,038 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Buksh are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Buksh is also the 482,193rd most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 330 people.

It is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 39,848 people, or 1 in 4,483. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 36 percent are found, Balochistan, where 34 percent are found and Punjab, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Fiji, where 2 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.

Buksh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buksh has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Buksh last name rose 13,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buksh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buksh last name are 19.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buksh earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning R 235,572 per year; in United States they earn 18.38% more than the national average, earning $51,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukhsh9120,874/
Bhuksh9179/
Buksch9135/
Bauksh9133/
Bukshh9116/
Busksh9115/
Bukshs9112/
Buhksh918/
Bukksh918/
Bukshe918/
Bucksh913/
Bukssh912/
Budksh911/
Buksjh911/
Buks89662/
Bucksch83522/
Baukhsh8361/
Bukshsh8319/
Bukkhsh835/
Bhukhsh834/
Bauksch834/
Bukhshs833/
Bukhhsh832/
Bukhssh832/
Buskhsh831/
Bukchsh831/
Bukhshe831/
Buukhsh831/
Bushksh831/
Bhauksh831/
Buikhsh831/
Boksh802,995/
Bucks801,387/
Bukhs80848/
Buxsh80577/
Buiks80222/
Bukss80143/
Bukse8088/
Bauks8043/
Beuks8039/
Buhks8033/
Buyks8030/
Bucsh8028/
Bukxh8016/
Buksz8012/
Bukhx8011/
Bouks8010/
Bhuks809/
Bukch808/
Bukšs807/
Vuksh805/
Busks802/
Buqsh801/
Bugsh801/
Bushx801/
Buycks73240/
Buijks73175/
Booksh73121/
Baucks7382/
Bugsch7372/
Buikes7344/
Boukse7312/
Buscch7311/
Boksch738/
Buykes737/
Bokhsh737/
Bhiksh736/
Baukse734/
Bukkős734/
Buckhs732/
Baukhs732/
Buskhs732/
Bukhhs732/
Bucsch731/
Bucshe731/
Bousks731/
Bocksh731/
Buxhsh731/
Bukkhs731/
Bushks731/
Bokksh731/
Buckzs731/
Buicks731/
Bhukhc731/
Bhukhs731/
Bausks731/
Boukhs731/
Beugsh730/
Boks671,789/
Bugs671,675/
Buxh67234/
Buksová67175/
Bukx6783/
Buxs6751/
Buyckes6740/
Bouksse6736/
Buksova6735/
Buqs6716/
Busx6714/
Boukhch6710/
Bukz674/
Buckhøj672/
Boeksch671/
Bukś671/
Büks671/
Buijjks671/
Boukcht671/
Bougshe671/
Buickes670/

Buksh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buksh in the Marathi language
बक्शbaksa-
Buksh in the Hindi language
बुक्षbuksa66.67
बुक्शbuksa33.33
Buksh in the Russian language
Букшbuks-

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