Buffhan Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Buffhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buffhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Buffhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buffhan is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Buffhan live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Buffhan is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,528,323. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Canterbury Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides New Zealand this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Buffhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buffhan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buffhan surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buffan9271/
Bufhan921/
Buffham86665/
Buffain863/
Buffane860/
Buffang860/
Bufan83521/
Bouffant8043/
Bouffand8023/
Buffagne8015/
Bouffane801/
Buffon774,142/
Buffam77362/
Buphan77135/
Boufan7711/
Bufane772/
Bufant771/
Bufand771/
Bufang771/
Bufham770/
Buffone712,959/
Butphan711,008/
Buffong71283/
Boufang71256/
Bouffon7142/
Beufang7130/
Bufatin7123/
Bouphan7121/
Bushfan7117/
Bauphan719/
Boudfan718/
Bousfan715/
Butfang715/
Boufand715/
Buphant714/
Boufane713/
Budphan713/
Buphang712/
Buffein711/
Bufagne711/
Boutfahane711/
Baufang711/
Bouhfan711/
Buephan711/
Buffeun710/
Bufon67376/
Wufan67100/
Boufaing6728/
Bufanova6718/
Bouhfane676/
Buthphan674/
Boutfane674/
Bouphanh672/
Bufam672/
Vufan671/
Boujfane671/
Bauphaun671/
Bufffone671/
Bouphang671/
Bouffone671/
Bouphand671/
Buphasen671/
Butphang671/
Buephean671/
Buthfant670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Buffhan
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