Butao Surname

74,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Butao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5,8551:2,924365
Philippines4621:219,13033,972
Zimbabwe1621:95,29813,521
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Butao (19) may also be a first name.

Butao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Butao (Marathi: भुताव) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Butao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Butao is the 74,479th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,104,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Butao are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Butao is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Butao is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 5,855 people, or 1 in 2,924. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Butao Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Butao earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 93.68% more than the national average, earning $83,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% less than the national average, earning $46,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butaoh91131/
Bautao9161/
Butaho9130/
Bhutao913/
Boutao911/
Bustao911/
Butauo911/
Buteao911/
Butthao83105/
Butaaho8325/
Boutaou834/
Budthao831/
Botao8014,064/
Butoa8029/
Wutao805/
Boutaous77741/
Boutaout772/
Bitaho7314/
Bottao7310/
Boteao739/
Boutoa737/
Wuthao734/
Bustoa734/
Voutao733/
Botaho731/
Boetao731/
Bhutoa731/
Butoua731/
Butoha731/
Boutaouch714/
Boutaouss711/
Bouchtaou711/
Buteață6728/
Boutoua6721/
Butajya677/
Botteao674/
Bhuttoa673/
Bhutuia672/
Boutouo671/
Butoiya671/

Butao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butao in the Marathi language
भुतावbhutava-

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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 Butao
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