Buffet is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Buffet
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Name very common, especially in the Ardennes and the Marne. Its meaning is not very clear, because there are several interpretations. The buffet is the common name in the Middle Ages and refers to a bellows for the home (so maybe a bellows manufacturer). There is also the sense of slap, and may designate an angry and violent man. Let us not forget that he already has a sense of furniture, since the twelfth century where it appears to mean a sort of table. You choose! And the list is not complete, because you can make a diminutive of Buffe (qv).

How popular is Buffet?

Buffet is common in France.

Buffet is ranked 30224 on our list.

Buffet is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 16645 people have been found who wears Buffet as their family name. Buffet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
10,542 China4
6,779 Nicaragua3
661,536 Indonesia3
5,443 Dominican Republic2
28,232 Morocco2
54,641 Sweden2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
21,529 Singapore2
10,683 Cyprus1
317 Norfolk Island1
24,771 Colombia1
9,591 Panama1
13,606 Senegal1
1,704,541 India1
107,212 South Africa1
7,191 Afghanistan1
7,292 Vietnam1
29,774 Venezuela1
49,529 Israel1
2,232 French Polynesia1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,724 New Caledonia1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
24,176 Qatar1
38,841 Scotland1
12,745 Luxembourg1
880 Djibouti1
2,613 The Bahamas1
14,644 Tunisia1
31,207 Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
49,869 Spain38
83,908 England38
28,338 Norway20
353,279 Russia19
85,784 Australia19
78,557 Netherlands13
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
39,259 Canada82
72,056 Italy78
16,172 Peru71
Countries with hundreds of Buffet:
17,266 Argentina314
11,191 Belgium163
7,350 Switzerland162
147,779 United States138
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Buffet:
1,630 Brazil9,524
1,078 France5,768
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Comments

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Lidia Messerly
 Buffet is a surname which has designated in old french wardrobe, tableou a kind of cheap wine, buffets merchant nickname or wine -can also represent a derivative of buffepartie helmet that covered the cheeks means the wearer of this helmet .

Buffet Namesakes

  • Annabel Buffet, Author
  • Warren Buffett, Business magnate
  • Bernard Buffet, Painter
  • Bernard Buffet, Painter
  • Jimmy Buffett, Singer-songwriter
  • Dorothée Buffetaut, Actress
  • Dorothée Buffetaut, Actress
  • Eugénie Buffet, Singer
  • Eugénie Buffet, Singer
  • Howard Buffett, American Politician

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