Butawo Surname

174,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Butawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,1701:7,8891,179
Zimbabwe2591:59,6079,026
England221:2,532,63991,802
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Butawo Last Name Facts

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

Butawo is most common in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Butawo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,754th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,969,660 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Butawo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Butawo is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,170 people, or 1 in 7,889. Besides Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhutawo922/
Butawa83101/
Botawo837/
Butavo833/
Butowoy7714/
Butaewa772/
Butahwa771/
Boutabou712/
Butova676,530/
Buteva6786/
Butovo6748/
Botawa6738/
Butová6714/
Butobo6713/
Butewa676/
Butaba675/
Butowa671/
Butava671/

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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 Butawo
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