Butama Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Butama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Butama (25) may also be a first name.

Butama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Butama (Hindi: बुटमा, Oriya: ବୁତାମା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Butama reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Butama is also the 2,136,160th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

Butama is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 36 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Butama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butama in the Hindi language
बुटमाbutama-
Butama in the Oriya language
ବୁତାମାbutama-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Butama
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