Butiru Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Butiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 176 | 1:221,814 | 17,207 |
| Romania | 53 | 1:378,828 | 31,692 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Butiru (12) may also be a first name.
Butiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Butiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Butiru occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Butiru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,076,574th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Butiru are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Butiru is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 221,814. In Uganda Butiru is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 82 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 12 percent reside and Maracha District, where 2 percent reside. Beside Uganda Butiru is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent reside and Rwanda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butairu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Butirus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Buteru | 83 | 609 | / |
| Buturu | 83 | 171 | / |
| Vutiru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Boutierou | 80 | 20 | / |
| Buterus | 77 | 370 | / |
| Butyrus | 77 | 150 | / |
| Buthuru | 77 | 95 | / |
| Bhuturu | 77 | 39 | / |
| Buuturu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Butturu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Botirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Butherus | 71 | 188 | / |
| Busterud | 71 | 183 | / |
| Bhuthuru | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wuthirut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wuttirut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Butterud | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buuthuru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bouterou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhutturu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buthuuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuthitrut | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bouterous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouterrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boteru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouttereux | 63 | 33 | / |
| Butterhout | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wothiru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bieteru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wusterau | 57 | 7 | / |
| Butterhoe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wusterhaus | 50 | 89 | / |
| Voteru | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Butiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis