Butkans Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Butkans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butkans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Butkans Last Name Facts

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

Butkans is found most in Latvia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Butkans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butkans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Butkans reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

Butkans is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 89,132. In Latvia Butkans is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 78 percent reside and Latgale, where 22 percent reside. Barring Latvia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukans926/
Buckans862/
Boukans861/
Bukatins802/
Bokans7743/
Bucans7710/
Bukanz772/
Buckhauns750/
Bockans713/
Bodkans710/
Bockhans6713/
Boukhams673/
Buscains671/
Buskanje671/
Vucans62200/
Bokāns622/
Bocans621/
Boukhanche591/
Bukonze574/
Buscams571/
Boccans571/
Bouckoms538/
Boukhoums501/

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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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  • 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 Butkans
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