But Surname

10,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

But Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

But Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia27,9611:554142
Pakistan6,7851:26,3291,369
Ukraine6,6551:6,840763
Russia5,7761:24,9523,524
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Romania9161:21,9192,811
Philippines5801:174,54928,260
Turkey4941:157,53312,292
Poland4721:80,52712,508
Vietnam4441:208,662977
United States3901:929,38269,672
India3631:2,113,12871,269
Kazakhstan3581:49,3926,362
Hong Kong2811:26,105494
Indonesia2341:565,16745,330
Iran1801:426,57026,777
France1581:420,39761,236
Belarus1501:63,34010,553
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Slovenia1161:21,4454,766
Lithuania1151:26,3884,690
Moldova1131:31,5175,013
Canada1091:338,03330,736
England981:568,55234,674
Afghanistan971:331,4765,083
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Uzbekistan761:406,96210,029
Chile691:255,3117,659
Taiwan591:397,3693,093
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Australia361:749,88148,970
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Kyrgyzstan271:221,20921,355
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Scotland71:764,83125,488
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Macau11:601,6301,582
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Bút (21), Büt (3) & Buț (1) are calculated separately.

But (4,894) may also be a first name.

But Last Name Facts

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 found most frequently in Cambodia. It can also be rendered as: Bút, Büt or Buț. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name But? popularity and diffusion

The last name But is the 10,216th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,212 people. The last name But occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of But reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 97,492nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 4,894 people.

But is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is held by 27,961 people, or 1 in 554. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 10 percent are found and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cambodia it exists in 90 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 12 percent are found and Ukraine, where 12 percent are found.

But Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of But has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the But surname rose 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 516 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

But Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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 those holding the But surname are 5.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.07% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bút8921/
Büt893/
Buț891/
Butt86364,815/
Bute8610,901/
Bout864,813/
Buth863,506/
Bult862,861/
Baut862,148/
Bhut862,109/
Buit86988/
Bust86976/
Buut86141/
Budt8697/
Beut8673/
Buht8631/
Buyt8614/
Butd869/
Butp866/
Buzt864/
Butė862/
Bujt861/
Bgut861/
Bu8089,540/
Bhute7513,553/
Baute757,438/
Butte754,888/
Buist754,434/
Boute752,415/
Boult752,039/
Beuth752,002/
Baust751,532/
Bhutt751,401/
Beute751,241/
Bouts751,192/
Bault751,136/
Buste751,123/
Boust75781/
Bucht75645/
Bahut75623/
Buyst75592/
Buthe75558/
Busst75378/
Bouth75375/
Beust75324/
Beutz75213/
Bauth75191/
Bohut75188/
Buuts75184/
Boutt75174/
Bhuit75114/
Boudt75108/
Bauts7591/
Beudt7566/
Buitt7553/
Buite7547/
Buște7545/
Buith7538/
Bouyt7537/
Bhaut7529/
Bouët7528/
Busæt7525/
Buttt7524/
Butth7522/
Bhust7517/
Buijt7516/
Bouht7514/
Bustt7511/
Hbout7510/
Bhout759/
Buutt759/
Busht758/
Bustø758/
Bhuth757/
Bautt754/
Boujt754/
Bauht753/
Bheut752/
Busts752/
Baudt752/
Buytt752/
Buits751/
Buuth751/
Buytz751/
Bhuut751/
Beutt751/
Beuts751/
Bujtt751/
Bustz751/
Buszt751/
Béout751/
Buzts751/
Butdt751/
Buhtt751/
Budte751/
Beutd750/
Bautd750/
Bui672,043,143/
Bux67637,794/
Bau6742,782/
Bou6736,734/
Bot6722,803/
Bud6712,004/
Bus677,932/
Beu676,750/
Butova676,530/
Boutte675,738/
Wut675,010/
Buz674,813/
Buh674,381/
Buj674,202/
Buu673,291/
Buy673,044/
Bhu672,621/
Vut672,079/
Bhuite671,016/
Bup67981/
Buš67708/
Bautch67638/
Bhutte67589/
Boucht67278/
Bauste67246/
Beuthe67197/
Buş67145/
Beuste67127/
Bouthe6784/
Bhaute6765/
Buğ6753/
Buø6750/
Bautte6746/
Buș6746/
Buchte6745/
Bgu6740/
Boutch6739/
Buydts6738/
Bautts6733/
Baudts6731/
Bahuth6717/
Hbu6717/
Butthe6715/
Butová6714/
Bautsz6711/
Buisst6710/
Buð6710/
Buithe677/
Bhuthe676/
Bouste675/
Bushte675/
Baouth675/
Bhuste674/
Bhoute674/
Beuttz674/
Buitte674/
Buá674/
Bahaut673/
Beutte673/
Bauthe673/
Bhuith672/
Bautsh672/
Beeout672/
Bhuttp672/
Buś672/
Boudts672/
Boutdt671/
Boutts671/
Hboutt671/
Bausth671/
Bhautt671/
Buì671/
Uambut671/
Ặbu671/
Bếu671/
Buytts671/
Butowa671/
Bót671/
Buchdt671/
Bouëte671/
Bhuttd671/
Bhuutt671/
D'Butt671/
Bauzte671/
Bouthz671/
Butddd671/
Busthe670/
Buitts670/
Boutth670/
Bustte670/

But Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
But in the Georgian language
ბუტbut-
But in the Bengali language
বুটbuta-
But in the Oriya language
ବୁଟbuta97.13
ବୁଟ୍but0.57
ବୁତ୍but0.29
But in the Marathi language
बुटbuta79.66
बूतbuta13.56
बुतbuta6.78
But in the Hindi language
बूटbuta46.15
बुतbuta30.77
बुट़buta7.69
बुटbuta7.69
बुट्but7.69
But in the Russian language
Бутbut-
But in the Arabic language
بثbth-
بلbl-

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