Bux Surname

832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Bux Surname User-submission:

(Anglo-Saxon) This surname comes from boc, meaning 'beech' or 'beach', sometimes used as an element of a place name, e.g. Buxton in Derbyshire, Buxhall in Suffolk, Buxted in Sussex. Or a variant of Buck, meaning 'deer'.

Bux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan629,2961:28433
South Africa2,2981:23,5762,995
India2,0781:369,13619,914
Italy7771:78,70913,764
Germany6631:121,42614,857
England5261:105,92811,076
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United States3751:966,55771,847
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Qatar1841:12,8151,406
Malaysia1531:192,77311,436
United Arab Emirates1481:61,9075,910
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Belgium941:122,30517,923
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Guyana491:15,5562,085
France471:1,413,249138,595
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Canada371:995,82774,831
Trinidad and Tobago361:37,8883,656
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Wales221:140,66110,115
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Oman61:614,6626,082
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Büx (34) are calculated separately.

Bux (5,207) may also be a first name.

Bux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Anglo-Saxon) This surname comes from boc, meaning 'beech' or 'beach', sometimes used as an element of a place name, e.g. Buxton in Derbyshire, Buxhall in Suffolk, Buxted in Sussex. Or a variant of Buck, meaning 'deer'.

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Bux Last Name Facts

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

Bux (Hindi: बक्स) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Büx. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bux? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 832nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,426 people. The last name Bux is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bux reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Bux is also the 93,792nd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 5,207 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 629,296 people, or 1 in 284. In Pakistan Bux is primarily found in: Sindh, where 93 percent are found, Punjab, where 4 percent are found and Balochistan, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Bux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bux has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bux surname increased 4,383 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 815 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bux surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bux earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 3.44% less than the national average, earning €28,997 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.4% more than the national average, earning R 333,636 per year; in United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $50,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büx8934/
Baux862,406/
Boux86802/
Buux86471/
Buxh86234/
Buix86170/
Bukx8683/
Buxs8651/
Buxt8631/
Bucx8629/
Buxx8626/
Buyx8625/
Buxe8616/
Busx8614/
Buxz867/
Buex864/
Buxp862/
Buqx861/
Buzx861/
Buxd861/
Bujx861/
Bhux861/
Bu8089,540/
Buxsh75577/
Bouyx7591/
Buckx7560/
Buykx7541/
Bukxh7516/
Bukhx7511/
Buxch7511/
Buikx758/
Bushx751/
Bauxe751/
Buttx751/
Bouxe751/
Bukcx751/
Buxth751/
Bui672,043,143/
But6755,120/
Bau6742,782/
Bou6736,734/
Bud6712,004/
Buk6710,354/
Bus677,932/
Beu676,750/
Buz674,813/
Buh674,381/
Buj674,202/
Buc673,403/
Buu673,291/
Buy673,044/
Bhu672,621/
Bug672,249/
Bup67981/
Buš67708/
Buyckx67189/
Buş67145/
Buğ6753/
Buø6750/
Buș6746/
Bgu6740/
Beuckx6730/
Hbu6717/
Buq6713/
Wux6711/
Vux6711/
Buð6710/
Buxová677/
Buá674/
Buijkx673/
Buś672/
Buì671/
Bếu671/
Buxhsh671/
Ặbu671/
Buț671/

Bux Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bux in the Hindi language
बक्सbaksa94.28
बक्शbaksa4.26

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