Butenschön Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Butenschön Surname User-submission:

The name originates from northern German dialect called Plattdeutsch, meaning beautiful outside, or its beautiful outside. Buten/Butten is Plattdeutsch for 'outside' and schön means 'beautiful'.

Butenschön Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6301:127,78615,588
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Butenschön Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name originates from northern German dialect called Plattdeutsch, meaning beautiful outside, or its beautiful outside. Buten/Butten is Plattdeutsch for 'outside' and schön means 'beautiful'.

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Butenschön Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butenschön occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Butenschön click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butenschön? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 515,938th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Butenschön are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Butenschön is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 127,786. In Germany Butenschön is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 62 percent live, Hamburg, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buttenschön9595/
Butenschöhn951/
Butenschøn9026/
Butenschen900/
Butenschoen86270/
Buttenschøn8619/
Butenchen841/
Buttenschoen8212/
Butingin561/
Buttingen532/

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