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 surname Buffhan is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buffhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Buffhan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Buffhan are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Buffhan is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,528,323. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Canterbury Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring New Zealand this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Buffhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buffhan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Buffhan last name 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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