Buscema Surname
Approximately 3,049 people bear this surname
Buscema Surname User-submission:
(Italian) The Buscema surname means 'one who lived in Buscemi', a town in east Sicily. It derives from Arabic قَلْعَة أَبُو شَامَة (qal'a abî śâmah or qaleat abu shama in English text), which means 'Abu Shama's castle', Abu meaning 'father', and Shama meaning 'mole' or 'birthmark'.
Read More About This SurnameBuscema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,216 | 1:27,598 | 4,937 |
| Argentina | 250 | 1:170,974 | 14,355 |
| United States | 243 | 1:1,491,601 | 101,667 |
| Venezuela | 99 | 1:305,092 | 6,989 |
| Belgium | 78 | 1:147,393 | 20,769 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Buscema (170) may also be a first name.
Buscema Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Italian) The Buscema surname means 'one who lived in Buscemi', a town in east Sicily. It derives from Arabic قَلْعَة أَبُو شَامَة (qal'a abî śâmah or qaleat abu shama in English text), which means 'Abu Shama's castle', Abu meaning 'father', and Shama meaning 'mole' or 'birthmark'. The reason behind this is unknown, possibly referring to a girl who owned the castle, who's father, Shama had a mole or birthmark who found the place.
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Buscema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buscema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buscema occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buscema? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 145,582nd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,390,143 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Buscema live; 73 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent live in Italic Europe. Buscema is also the 701,320th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 170 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 2,216 people, or 1 in 27,598. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 83 percent live, Calabria, where 5 percent live and Lazio, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Italy this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Buscema Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Buscema last name are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Buscema earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.9% more than the national average, earning €45,314 per year; in United States they earn 36.73% more than the national average, earning $58,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,780 CAD per year.
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