Buktu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Buktu Surname User-submission:

The Buktu surname means 'large navel'.

Buktu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Buktu (52) may also be a first name.

Buktu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Buktu surname means 'large navel'.

- alan.
DNA test information

Buktu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Buktu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Buktu (Russian: Букту) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Buktu.

How Common Is The Last Name Buktu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Buktu live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Buktu is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Buktu is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buktus913/
Bhuktu912/
Bouktou837/
Boukteu831/
Bukhtuh831/
Bugtu804/
Boktu801/
Bukthuis772/
Boukhtou771/
Boukthoud711/
Buckthout710/
Bougteu672/
Bugttui671/
Beucthou621/
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Buktu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buktu in the Russian language
Буктуbuktu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buktu
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