Buthongo Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

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

Buthongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buthongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Buthongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buthongo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buthongo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name Buthongo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Buthongo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Buthongo is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 288,179. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 62 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Buthongo Last Name Statistics demography

Buthongo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.79% less than the national average, earning R 97,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butongo93103/
Bothongo8852/
Buthango881/
Butono86352/
Butogo86275/
Botongo802,811/
Butungo80110/
Butonga806/
Buttono801/
Butoono801/
Butoigo801/
Butango801/
Bustono801/
Boutogo801/
Boutoungou782/
Bouthonnou781/
Butonnga7549/
Vudthono7529/
Buthanga7511/
Boutonou759/
Boutogou753/
Buttonga751/
Butongha751/
Butthanoo7193/
Botogo7182/
Buttongah7181/
Boutounou7148/
Butoga7146/
Boutougou7121/
Butona7117/
Bouthagou711/
Botonga672,738/
Butunga67398/
Botango67289/
Butanga67176/
Botonou6781/
Butonna6769/
Bothona6735/
Buthana6726/
Wotongo6722/
Bottono6721/
Buitago6716/
Wutonga677/
Botungo672/
Butoina671/
Woutoungou671/
Buttoga671/
Buttonggah671/
Bustona671/
Boutounnou671/

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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 Buthongo
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