Butkans Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Butkans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 23 | 1:89,132 | 12,995 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukans | 92 | 6 | / |
| Buckans | 86 | 2 | / |
| Boukans | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukatins | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bokans | 77 | 43 | / |
| Bucans | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bukanz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Buckhauns | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bockans | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bodkans | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bockhans | 67 | 13 | / |
| Boukhams | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buscains | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buskanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vucans | 62 | 200 | / |
| Bokāns | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bocans | 62 | 1 | / |
| Boukhanche | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bukonze | 57 | 4 | / |
| Buscams | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boccans | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouckoms | 53 | 8 | / |
| Boukhoums | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Butkans
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