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Where Does The Last Name But Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname But (Arabic: بث, Bengali: বুট, Georgian: ბუტ, Hindi: बूट, Marathi: बुट, Oriya: ବୁଟ, Russian: Бут) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bút, Büt or Buț. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name But? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 10,216^th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,212 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of But live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 97,492^nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 4,894 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is held by 27,961 people, or 1 in 554. In Cambodia But is most common in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 10 percent are found and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Cambodia this last name exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent are found and Ukraine, where 12 percent are found.

But Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of But has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the But surname expanded 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 516 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

But Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the But last name is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (71%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States But are 5.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount But earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 52.55% less than the national average, earning $10,772,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $37,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $52,782 CAD per year.