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
The surname Buÿs occurs most in France. It may appear as: Buys or Büys. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buÿs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Buÿs is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Buÿs are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Buÿs is most common in: Brittany, where 50 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 50 percent are found. Outside of France it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buÿs
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis