Butamba Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Butamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Butamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Butamba is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Butamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Butamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Butamba is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Butamba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Butamba reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Butamba is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boutamba931,016/
Botamba863,108/
Butambo86243/
Butambe8643/
Butemba867/
Butamwa862/
Bustambi804/
Boutanba801/
Botambay801/
Boutambé801/
Mputamba801/
Butamboh801/
Boutemba801/
Boutomba801/
Vhutamba801/
Bustanbay751/
Bhutamber751/
Botomba71644/
Butombe71178/
Butembo71126/
Botambo7135/
Butombo7121/
Butanwa719/
Butombi712/
Wotamba712/
Butanbi711/
Butanwad6718/
Boutembo6710/
Butanbey6710/
Boutombo671/
Boutombi671/
Wuitambo671/
Bothamby670/

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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 Butamba
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