Buquir Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Buquir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buquir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1481:684,04270,291
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Buquir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buquir is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buquir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buquir is the 1,380,086th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Buquir live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 684,042. In The Philippines it is most common in: Calabarzon, where 68 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 9 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouquir920/
Bauquier86115/
Beuquier861/
Buquer8380/
Buguir832/
Bauquaire8042/
Bouquaire8015/
Baucquier801/
Boucquier801/
Bouguir77227/
Buequer7725/
Busquer771/
Bunquer771/
Buquert771/
Bouquer770/
Bauquer770/
Bukir7367/
Bucir737/
Bocquier711,099/
Wauquier711,060/
Vauquier71118/
Busquere7143/
Buckuire711/
Vauquire711/
Bousquer711/
Bouguair711/
Busquère711/
Boukir674,553/
Waucquier67158/
Wauquaire67143/
Bukire6765/
Bukair6750/
Buchir6738/
Buzkir6728/
Bucair6728/
Bukier6716/
Buiker6714/
Boucir679/
Buguer675/
Buycir673/
Bukhir672/
Baukir672/
Bukuer671/
Buicer671/

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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 Buquir
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