Buters Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Buters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Büters (2) are calculated separately.

Buters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buters occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as: Büters. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Buters reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Buters is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 179,651. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 41 percent live, South Holland, where 35 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Buters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Buters has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buters Last Name Statistics demography

Buters earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büters942/
Butters928,357/
Bauters921,392/
Busters92246/
Bueters92108/
Bouters9272/
Beuters9256/
Buthers9235/
Butgers921/
Bouterse861,207/
Butterss8659/
Buytaers8618/
Bousters861/
Buisters861/
Butthers860/
Bauthers860/
Boters8349/
Butars835/
Butors831/
Bouthiers801/
Wouters7733,267/
Wauters7712,212/
Buttars771,213/
Boeters77379/
Vauters77151/
Vouters77109/
Botters7760/
Bothers7738/
Weuters7724/
Buttors7712/
Boutors772/
Bautirs771/
Boutars771/
Buitars771/
Buttirs770/
Wuiters770/
Buterch770/
Wouterse71731/
Woutersz71286/
Woutters7125/
Wauthers7114/
Boothers7114/
Vuysters712/
Wouthers711/
Vuisters711/
Wautters711/
Vautters711/
Weuthers710/
Woters6763/
Vuijsters6760/
Vauthiers6715/
Bouterche672/

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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
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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 Buters
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