Buÿs Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Buÿs Surname User-submission:
The surname Buÿs has several possible origins:
(Dutch and Flemish) Variant of the surname Buis.
(Dutch) Patronymic from the ancient Germanic personal name Buso.
(Dutch) Metonymic occupational name for a fisherman on a type of ship called buis.
Read More About This SurnameBuÿs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
The alternate forms: Buys (22,469) & Büys (2) are calculated separately.
Buÿs Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Buÿs has several possible origins:
(Dutch and Flemish) Variant of the surname Buis.
(Dutch) Patronymic from the ancient Germanic personal name Buso.
(Dutch) Metonymic occupational name for a fisherman on a type of ship called buis.
(French) From the word buis, meaning 'box (tree)'. It may have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a box thicket or a metonymic occupational name for a worker in the wood.
- chloecoxBuÿs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buÿs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buÿs is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Buys or Büys. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buÿs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Buÿs reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Buÿs is primarily found in: Brittany, where 50 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 50 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buys | 92 | 22,469 | / |
| Bus | 86 | 7,932 | / |
| Büys | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bush | 75 | 144,795 | / |
| Buss | 75 | 28,390 | / |
| Buse | 75 | 10,686 | / |
| Buis | 75 | 8,725 | / |
| Baus | 75 | 7,812 | / |
| Buus | 75 | 2,126 | / |
| Bous | 75 | 2,085 | / |
| Busz | 75 | 1,868 | / |
| Beus | 75 | 1,760 | / |
| Bust | 75 | 976 | / |
| Buhs | 75 | 962 | / |
| Bhus | 75 | 192 | / |
| Buxs | 75 | 51 | / |
| Buås | 75 | 39 | / |
| Busc | 75 | 36 | / |
| Bušs | 75 | 28 | / |
| Busd | 75 | 21 | / |
| Busx | 75 | 14 | / |
| Buzs | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bujs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Busj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hbus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bgus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Busch | 67 | 96,834 | / |
| Bu | 67 | 89,540 | / |
| Busse | 67 | 22,585 | / |
| Buijs | 67 | 6,504 | / |
| Bhuse | 67 | 4,591 | / |
| Buist | 67 | 4,434 | / |
| Buyse | 67 | 3,696 | / |
| Bushe | 67 | 2,127 | / |
| Bouse | 67 | 2,032 | / |
| Bause | 67 | 1,808 | / |
| Baust | 67 | 1,532 | / |
| Bohus | 67 | 1,255 | / |
| Bouts | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Buhse | 67 | 958 | / |
| Beuse | 67 | 924 | / |
| Bahus | 67 | 842 | / |
| Boust | 67 | 781 | / |
| Buyst | 67 | 592 | / |
| Buxsh | 67 | 577 | / |
| Boush | 67 | 486 | / |
| Buise | 67 | 466 | / |
| Busst | 67 | 378 | / |
| Bouss | 67 | 325 | / |
| Beust | 67 | 324 | / |
| Hbous | 67 | 287 | / |
| Bauss | 67 | 273 | / |
| Bauhs | 67 | 249 | / |
| Buuts | 67 | 184 | / |
| Bouys | 67 | 173 | / |
| Baush | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bauts | 67 | 91 | / |
| Bausz | 67 | 90 | / |
| Bouhs | 67 | 66 | / |
| Buish | 67 | 42 | / |
| Butse | 67 | 25 | / |
| Busæt | 67 | 25 | / |
| Busce | 67 | 24 | / |
| Beuss | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bhush | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bhust | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bausd | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bhaus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bustt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Busze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bousj | 67 | 10 | / |
| Busht | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bustø | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bgous | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buhsh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Buzhs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bussh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buiss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Butsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Båhus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beush | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buuss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhuss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buuse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Budse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bushh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bauds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bousz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buisp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buuds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Budsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buszt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buscì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beusc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buuys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bushx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buszp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beusd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bushs | 67 | 0 | / |
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