Butiru Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Butiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1761:221,81417,207
Romania531:378,82831,692
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butairu922/
Butirus922/
Buteru83609/
Buturu83171/
Vutiru833/
Boutierou8020/
Buterus77370/
Butyrus77150/
Buthuru7795/
Bhuturu7739/
Buuturu773/
Butturu772/
Botirou771/
Butherus71188/
Busterud71183/
Bhuthuru7122/
Wuthirut715/
Wuttirut715/
Butterud714/
Buuthuru713/
Bouterou713/
Bhutturu711/
Buthuuru711/
Wuthitrut6722/
Bouterous671/
Bouterrou671/
Boteru671/
Bouttereux6333/
Butterhout631/
Wothiru621/
Bieteru621/
Wusterau577/
Butterhoe531/
Wusterhaus5089/
Voteru502/

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis