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Origin of surname Buffa Origin Should arise directly or through Hypocorism, dall'aferesi the medieval name Rebufus or Robufus or from the German name Büffel, or even a funny term understood as strange. The surname Buffa has several strains, Trapani and Palermo, in the south of Sardinia, in Catanzaro, in the Roman Empire, in the Trentino and Piedmont. Buffi has a strain in Trentino, one in Mantua, in Tuscany and Umbria. Buffini is typical of the Prato with presence also in Perugia. Buffino, almost unique, is probably due to transcription of the previous error. Buffo has various strains, in Turin, in the Verona and Treviso, in Genoa, in the Foggia and Lecce. Buffon, rare, it is specific to Veneto and Friuli V.G.
variants Funny, Buffini, Buffino, Buffo, Buffon
Presence There are about 1459 families Buffa in Italy Discover the map of distribution of the surname Buffa in Italy!
Popularity The surname Buffa is 166th in the Piedmont region The surname Buffa is 40th in the province of Vercelli The surname Buffa is 1st in the town of Tesino (TN)