Buthelezi Surname

3,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Buthelezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buthelezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa149,1291:36314
Swaziland9851:1,318160
England1311:425,32928,711
Lesotho1191:17,0803,660
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Buthelezi (250) may also be a first name.

Buthelezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buthelezi is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buthelezi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,736th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 48,416 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buthelezi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 250 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 149,129 people, or 1 in 363. In South Africa Buthelezi is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 72 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Buthelezi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buthelezi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buthelezi earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 36.91% less than the national average, earning R 149,916 per year and in United States they earn 18.66% less than the national average, earning $35,096 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buthelezi
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