Where Does The Last Name Butje Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Butje occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Bütje. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butje? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 2,273,756^th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Butje is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Butje are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 361,930^th most common first name globally It is held by 542 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 498,008. In Zimbabwe Butje is mostly found in: Matabeleland South Province, where 94 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent live and Midlands Province, where 3 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent live and Indonesia, where 19 percent live.

Butje Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Butje has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Butje last name fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.