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 Political Affiliation
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Bute Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bute Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bute (Hindi: बूटे, Marathi: बुटे, Oriya: ବୁେଟ, Russian: Буте) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Büte, Buté, Bűte, Butė or Būtė. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bute? popularity and diffusion
It is the 47,470th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 668,521 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Bute reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bute is also the 130,289th most widely held first name globally, borne by 3,068 people.
The surname Bute is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 5,890 people, or 1 in 130,232. In India Bute is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent are found, West Bengal, where 4 percent are found and Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Bute Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bute has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bute last name rose 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bute Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Bute last name are 20.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.88% registered to vote for 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
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Footnotes
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