Butembu Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Butembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Butembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Butembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Butembu is found most in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Butembu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Butembu? popularity and diffusion
Butembu is the 2,075,631st most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Butembu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Butembu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Butembu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya Butembu is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 87 percent live, Busia County, where 5 percent live and Kakamega County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botembu | 86 | 42 | / |
| Busembu | 86 | 21 | / |
| Butombu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Butimbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bumbu | 83 | 3,586 | / |
| Butambuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buimbu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Bumbui | 77 | 44 | / |
| Baumbu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Bumbus | 77 | 20 | / |
| Bumbud | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bumbau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boumbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bumbuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boutombou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boumbou | 71 | 363 | / |
| Boussembou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beumbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buytenbuys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bumbuch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bumbous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunbu | 67 | 1,656 | / |
| Vumbu | 67 | 500 | / |
| Bombu | 67 | 192 | / |
| Bumvu | 67 | 110 | / |
| Buttenbusch | 67 | 20 | / |
| Baumbush | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bouchembouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baumbuch | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Butembu
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