View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

But (Arabic: بث, Bengali: বুট, Georgian: ბუტ, Hindi: बूट, Marathi: बुट, Oriya: ବୁଟ, Russian: Бут) is found in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bút, Büt or Buț. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name But is the 10,216^th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,212 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,894 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is held by 27,961 people, or 1 in 554. In Cambodia But is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent live, Kandal Province, where 10 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Cambodia it exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Ukraine, where 12 percent live.

But Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of But has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 adherence of those holding the But 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 But are 5.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.07% 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.