Butambo Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Butambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2421:65,4965,808
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Butambo (36) may also be a first name.

Butambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butambo is most common in Zambia. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Butambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,035,555th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Butambo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

Butambo is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 65,496. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 71 percent are found, Central Province, where 19 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butamboh931/
Butembo86126/
Butamba8652/
Botambo8635/
Butombo8621/
Boutamba801,016/
Boutembo8010/
Boutombo801/
Wuitambo801/
Boutombou751/
Woutambou751/
Botamba713,108/
Botombo71241/
Butemba717/
Butamwa712/
Vhutamba671/
Boutanba671/
Boutomba671/
Boutemba671/
Mputamba671/
Botomba57644/
Butanwa579/
Wotamba572/
Butanwad5318/
Buttanwad502/
Boetoumba501/
Botomba'a501/

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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 Butambo
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