Buteye Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Buteye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 256 | 1:206,803 | 17,522 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Buteye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buteye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buteye occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buteye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buteye is the 996,001st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buteye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 206,803. In Tanzania Buteye is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 94 percent live, Tabora Region, where 4 percent live and Geita Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania Buteye exists in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 0 percent live.
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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 Buteye
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