Buteme Surname

66,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buteme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buteme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6,8711:5,6821,015
Tanzania6451:82,0808,399
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Buteme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buteme occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buteme? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buteme is the 66,268th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 968,702 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buteme are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,871 people, or 1 in 5,682. In Uganda Buteme is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 43 percent live, Bududa District, where 31 percent live and Mbale District, where 13 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buteeme9273/
Butteme923/
Butheme921/
Butemme921/
Butemei921/
Bouteme921/
Butem9125/
Buttemer8684/
Boutemer8612/
Buitemea862/
Butame83404/
Butemi83337/
Buthem83110/
Butime8340/
Butema8331/
Boteme8323/
Butemj8321/
Buttem8310/
Buteum836/
Vuteme833/
Boutem832/
Bhutem831/
Boutemy77952/
Boutema77632/
Butomei7725/
Butimea7719/
Bhutame776/
Boutame773/
Buteema773/
Buttime771/
Butemma771/
Bouhtem771/
Wouteme771/
Buitema771/
Bautome771/
Butamee771/
Butameh771/
Buthame771/
Bouthem771/
Buttema771/
Buhtema771/
Bauthem771/
Botheme770/
Butym73256/
Botem7329/
Butim7326/
Vutem731/
Buitimea718,674/
Buttimer711,052/
Bouthemy71665/
Bouttemy71327/
Buytimea71121/
Boutemma714/
Boutemit714/
Buttemma713/
Butymets711/
Butemova711/
Bothemee711/
Wuitemey711/
Boutemis711/
Bouthemi711/
Boutimes711/
Bhutameh711/
Bautimea711/
Boutemaa711/
Botema67454/
Bottem67163/
Bütemj67142/
Butami67115/
Butima6733/
Bothem6730/
Butomi6718/
Boutim6717/
Vuthem6714/
Budtim672/
Voutem672/
Buttim672/
Botemi671/
Butaim671/
Butamy671/
Bhutim671/
Vutema671/
Buthim671/
Butimi671/
Butomy671/
Bustim670/

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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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  • 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 Buteme
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