Butah Surname
Approximately 449 people bear this surname
Butah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Butah (35) may also be a first name.
Butah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Butah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Butah (Hindi: बुटह, Marathi: बुतः) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Butah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 667,223rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Butah reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Butah is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The last name Butah is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Outside of Ghana it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Butah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Butah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Butah last name contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Butah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Butah in the Hindi language | ||
| बुटह | butaha | - |
| Butah in the Marathi language | ||
| बुतः | butah | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Butah
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