Buÿs Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
South Africa

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.

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Buÿs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

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.

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Buÿs Last Name Facts

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

Buÿs is most common in France. It may also occur in the variant forms: Buys or Büys. For other potential spellings of Buÿs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buÿs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buÿs is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Buÿs occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Buÿs live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Buÿs is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 50 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 50 percent live. Beside France this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buys9222,469/
Bus867,932/
Büys832/
Bush75144,795/
Buss7528,390/
Buse7510,686/
Buis758,725/
Baus757,812/
Buus752,126/
Bous752,085/
Busz751,868/
Beus751,760/
Bust75976/
Buhs75962/
Bhus75192/
Buxs7551/
Buås7539/
Busc7536/
Bušs7528/
Busd7521/
Busx7514/
Buzs758/
Bujs753/
Busj751/
Hbus751/
Bgus751/
Busch6796,834/
Bu6789,540/
Busse6722,585/
Buijs676,504/
Bhuse674,591/
Buist674,434/
Buyse673,696/
Bushe672,127/
Bouse672,032/
Bause671,808/
Baust671,532/
Bohus671,255/
Bouts671,192/
Buhse67958/
Beuse67924/
Bahus67842/
Boust67781/
Buyst67592/
Buxsh67577/
Boush67486/
Buise67466/
Busst67378/
Bouss67325/
Beust67324/
Hbous67287/
Bauss67273/
Bauhs67249/
Buuts67184/
Bouys67173/
Baush67114/
Bauts6791/
Bausz6790/
Bouhs6766/
Buish6742/
Butse6725/
Busæt6725/
Busce6724/
Beuss6722/
Bhush6719/
Bhust6717/
Bausd6716/
Bhaus6714/
Bustt6711/
Busze6711/
Bousj6710/
Busht678/
Bustø678/
Bgous678/
Buhsh677/
Buzhs675/
Bussh675/
Buiss675/
Butsh674/
Båhus674/
Beush673/
Buuss673/
Bhuss673/
Buhss673/
Buuse673/
Buush672/
Budse672/
Bushh672/
Bauds672/
Bousz672/
Buhys672/
Buits671/
Bhuis671/
Buisc671/
Buisp671/
Buuds671/
Bouds671/
Hbuse671/
Beusz671/
Beuts671/
Budsh671/
Buysh671/
Buszt671/
Buscì671/
Bousd671/
Bouïs671/
Beusc671/
Boujs671/
Buuys671/
Bushx671/
Buszp671/
Bujhs671/
Beusd670/
Bushs670/

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