Butemi Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Butemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3171:167,00814,768
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898

Butemi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butemi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Butemi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butemi? popularity and diffusion

Butemi is the 823,466th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Butemi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Butemi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 167,008. In Tanzania Butemi is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 57 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 33 percent reside and Geita Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Butemi occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butemei921/
Boutemit864/
Bouthemi861/
Boutemis861/
Buteme837,523/
Butami83115/
Butema8331/
Butemj8321/
Butomi8318/
Botemi831/
Butimi831/
Boutemy77952/
Boutema77632/
Boutami77369/
Buteeme7773/
Buttami7761/
Butomei7725/
Boutimi773/
Buteema773/
Butteme773/
Buttema771/
Bouteme771/
Butimoi771/
Woutemi771/
Buitema771/
Butemme771/
Buthami771/
Butheme771/
Butaami771/
Boutomi771/
Buhtema771/
Butemma771/
Bustimi771/
Bouthemy71665/
Bouttemy71327/
Buttemer7184/
Buttamai7113/
Boutemer7112/
Butthami714/
Boutemma714/
Buttemma713/
Boustimi712/
Buitemea712/
Woutemai711/
Boutemaa711/
Bouthami711/
Botema67454/
Butame67404/
Bütemj67142/
Botimi6768/
Butime6740/
Butima6733/
Boteme6723/
Vuteme673/
Vutema671/
Boutimitt671/
Butomy671/
Butamy671/

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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 Butemi
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