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    The surname Buendia

    A Spanish surname, carried by 2,635 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B530

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Buendia is more common than 92.7% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Buendía, from buen día (“good day”).

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,635 people named Buendia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,171 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,779.

    #11,882
    rank among US surnames
    2,635
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +48.1%
    change since 2000 (was #15,194)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,874Bousquet2,637117,082
    #11,877Gove2,636117,127
    #11,882Erikson2,635117,171
    #11,886Burse2,634117,215
    #11,890Defrancisco2,633117,260

    Who is named Buendia

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    81% of people named Buendia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Buendias

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Emiliano Buendía
      Argentine association football player, born 1996

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Buendia

    Buendia has the Soundex code B530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B530.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Buendia come from?
    From Spanish Buendía, from buen día (“good day”).
    How common is the surname Buendia?
    2,635 people in the United States had the surname Buendia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,171 Americans. It ranked 11,882nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Buendia?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Buendia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Buendia?
    Emiliano Buendía, Argentine association football player.
    Where is the surname Buendia most common?
    Wikidata records people named Buendia in Argentina.
    Is the surname Buendia getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,635 in 2010, up 48%.