Butiga Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Butiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4341:89,9529,340
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Butiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butiga (Oriya: ବୁଟିଗା) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butiga? popularity and diffusion

Butiga is the 679,794th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Butiga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 89,952. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 73 percent live, Koboko District, where 11 percent live and Arua District, where 8 percent live. Other than Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bustiga9218/
Butigah921/
Bautigas862/
Boutuiga861/
Bautisga861/
Butega8323/
Botiga8317/
Vutiga834/
Butigi831/
Buttige7757/
Buteega7716/
Butiger778/
Butigis775/
Butugay774/
Bustyga771/
Buttega771/
Butoigo771/
Bustega771/
Buthuga771/
Busteaga7148/
Boutigui7138/
Butiguer7127/
Buttiger719/
Buitegha717/
Buttigie712/
Boutiegi711/
Bouticge711/
Botega671,776/
Butege6730/
Butego6726/
Butteiger6720/
Botêga675/
Bouteghat673/
Butegi672/
Butygo671/
Buttigiey671/
Buttigier671/
Botèga671/
Bauthinge671/
Botigi671/
Butugo671/
Buttigiet671/
Botige671/

Butiga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butiga in the Oriya language
ବୁଟିଗାbutiga-

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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
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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 Butiga
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