Buchwald is used as a family name or surname in Poland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Buchwald
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Poland
Meaning: Derived from Buch (German Buche = beech) formed with the name Wald (= forest, wood). Means the person who comes from a place called Buchwald. Besides some German municipalities, it should be noted very many localities, especially in Alsace-Lorraine. The name was sometimes also worn by Jews, without necessarily referring to a specific place.

How popular is Buchwald?

Buchwald is common in Poland.

Buchwald is ranked 52958 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Buchwalds grew by 7.701019 per cent to 951 since 2000 and ranked 25865 after elevating 213 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.11 96.83
Hispanic or Latino 2.63 1.47
Buchwald is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Denmark is ahead in terms of density. Around 8907 people have been found who wears Buchwald as their family name. Buchwald is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
108,034 Italy3
23,344 Austria2
28,083 Romania2
40,256 Mexico2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
1,704,541 India1
38,841 Scotland1
25,746 Finland1
20,172 Hungary1
31,207 Ireland1
897,276 Russia1
7,895 South Korea1
3,307 Malta1
2,309 Monaco1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,159 Australia30
60,950 Spain28
36,547 Switzerland27
21,901 Chile27
54,540 Czech Republic18
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,526 Croatia78
12,704 Sweden73
14,658 Israel71
104,075 Brazil64
60,099 England59
Countries with hundreds of Buchwald:
1,269 Denmark438
42,934 France233
33,601 Argentina149
24,691 Canada140
39,125 South Africa128
Countries with thousands of Buchwald:
1,597 Germany4,842
22,197 United States1,420
5,751 Poland1,050
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Buchwald Namesakes

  • Naomi Reice Buchwald, Judge
  • Charles Buchwald, Soccer player
  • Art Buchwald, Humorist
  • Charles Buchwald, Soccer player
  • Guido Buchwald, Soccer player
  • Guido Buchwald, Soccer player
  • Jed Buchwald, Historian of Science
  • Art Buchwald, Humorist
  • Naomi Reice Buchwald, Judge
  • Surya Buchwald, Musical Artist

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