Butaga Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Butaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1421:372,82827,176
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda561:697,13035,026
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Butaga Last Name Facts

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

Butaga is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 961,438th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Butaga are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Butaga is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 372,828. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 62 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 28 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 21 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Butaga
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