Butar-Butar Surname

47,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Butar-Butar Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Butar.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butar-Butar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia10,9361:12,0931,537
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Butar-Butar (53) may also be a first name.

Butar-Butar Last Name Facts

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

Butar-Butar occurs most in Indonesia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Butar-Butar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butar-Butar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,319th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 666,016 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Butar-Butar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Butar-Butar is also the 1,366,219th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 53 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 10,936 people, or 1 in 12,093. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 60 percent live, Riau, where 14 percent live and Jakarta, where 8 percent live. Not including Indonesia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

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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 Butar-Butar
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