Bute Surname
Approximately 10,901 people bear this surname
Bute Surname Definition:
Belonging to Bute (one of the Hebrides). Bute (pron. Boot) is prob. the Ebuda of Ptolemy and perh. a pre-Celtic name.
Bute Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,890 | 1:130,232 | 8,359 |
| Romania | 1,294 | 1:15,516 | 1,982 |
| United States | 840 | 1:431,499 | 37,217 |
| Zimbabwe | 486 | 1:31,766 | 4,907 |
| Philippines | 473 | 1:214,034 | 33,353 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Kenya | 295 | 1:156,542 | 12,390 |
| Nigeria | 180 | 1:984,126 | 41,775 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Indonesia | 125 | 1:1,057,994 | 76,813 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 119 | 1:947 | 214 |
| Latvia | 91 | 1:22,528 | 3,411 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 58 | 1:23,517 | 2,622 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 199 | 1:252,355 | 20,860 |
The alternate forms: Büte (1,087), Buté (3), Bűte (2), Butė (2) & Būtė (8) are calculated separately.
Bute (3,068) may also be a first name.
Bute Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Belonging to Bute (one of the Hebrides). Bute (pron. Boot) is prob. the Ebuda of Ptolemy and perh. a pre-Celtic name.
A great island of Scotland.
Bute Demographics
Bute Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bute Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bute Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bute (Hindi: बूटे, Marathi: बुटे, Oriya: ବୁେଟ, Russian: Буте) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Büte, Buté, Bűte, Butė or Būtė. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bute? popularity and diffusion
It is the 47,470th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 668,521 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Bute live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 130,289th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 3,068 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 5,890 people, or 1 in 130,232. In India Bute is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent live, West Bengal, where 4 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Excluding India Bute is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Bute Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bute has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bute surname grew 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bute Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bute last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Bute surname are 20.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.88% being registered with the party.
The amount Bute earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $44,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $49,721 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bute Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bute in the Marathi language | ||
| बुटे | bute | 95.07 |
| बूटे | bute | 4.01 |
| बुते | bute | 0.35 |
| बूते | bute | 0.1 |
| ्बुटे | bute | 0.07 |
| बुटॆ | bute | 0.05 |
| भुते | bhute | 0.05 |
| बुटेे | butee | 0.05 |
| बुट | buta | 0.05 |
| भुटे | bhute | 0.02 |
| बुटे़ | bute | 0.02 |
| Bute in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁେଟ | bueta | 91.01 |
| ବୁେତ | bueta | 8.99 |
| Bute in the Hindi language | ||
| बूटे | bute | 69.05 |
| बुटे | bute | 28.57 |
| बूते | bute | 2.38 |
| Bute in the Russian language | ||
| Буте | bute | - |
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Bute Reference & Research
Butt FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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Footnotes
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