Butang Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Butang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 58 | 1:1,745,487 | 112,199 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
Butang (2,059) may also be a first name.
Butang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Butang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Butang (Hindi: बुटंगा) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Butang? popularity and diffusion
Butang is the 1,364,059th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Butang live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Butang is also the 166,182nd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,059 people.
Butang is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 1,745,487. In The Philippines Butang is primarily found in: Soccsksargen, where 91 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 9 percent live. Beside The Philippines it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Butang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Butang in the Hindi language | ||
| बुटंगा | butanga | - |
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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
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- 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 Butang
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