Butawa Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Butawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Butawa (11) may also be a first name.

Butawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Butawa occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Butawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Butawa is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Butawa are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Butawa is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 406,408. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butaewa922/
Butahwa921/
Buthaway8613/
Butawo832,454/
Botawa8338/
Butawi8326/
Butawe8326/
Butewa836/
Butaba835/
Butowa831/
Butava831/
Boutaba776,690/
Butaeva774,860/
Bitahwa77167/
Bhutava774/
Butawet774/
Bhutowa773/
Bhutawo772/
Buteywa771/
Butabai771/
Butahwe771/
Butavad771/
Butowai771/
Bujtaba771/
Butawis771/
Butayba771/
Butaaba771/
Buthawe771/
Boutaiba711,862/
Boutabaa71839/
Bouttaba71392/
Boutayba71205/
Buttaeva71116/
Butabhai7153/
Buyteway7152/
Bithahwa7149/
Boutouwa7112/
Boutaeva718/
Bautaiba715/
Buttawet715/
Butovaya712/
Boutabha711/
Bhutavad711/
Bhutabai711/
Bhujtava711/
Bautaeva711/
Butova676,530/
Botawe67179/
Bhutabhai67118/
Buteva6786/
Botowa6776/
Butavi6728/
Botawi6726/
Butabi6713/
Botawo677/
Bouchtawi674/
Butavo673/
Butave671/
Buttawwet671/
Buttavaya671/
Boutaaiba671/
Bouthaiba671/
Butabe671/
Boutouwai671/
Boothaway670/

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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 Butawa
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