Butkevich Surname

143,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Butkevich Surname User-submission:

Butkevich is the Eastern Slavic variant of the Polish surname Butkiewicz, itself a variant spelling of Budkiewicz, a patronymic from the personal name Budka.

Butkevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5761:91,44911,373
Belarus1,2311:7,7181,112
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Kyrgyzstan231:259,68123,924
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Panama51:782,45211,059
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
England21:27,859,030389,889
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Butkevich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Butkevich is the Eastern Slavic variant of the Polish surname Butkiewicz, itself a variant spelling of Budkiewicz, a patronymic from the personal name Budka.

- haffman97

A Lithuanized form of Butkevich.

- shadows21

Butkevich Last Name Facts

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

Butkevich (Russian: Буткевич) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butkevich? popularity and diffusion

The last name Butkevich is the 143,078th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,344,770 people. Butkevich occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Butkevich reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 1,576 people, or 1 in 91,449. In Russia Butkevich is primarily found in: Amur Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Voronezh Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent are found. Other than Russia Butkevich exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Butkevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (69%) in Belarus and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Butkevich last name are 23.47% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 70.24% registered with the party.

The amount Butkevich earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.35% less than the national average, earning $36,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.8% less than the national average, earning $39,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Butkevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butkevich in the Russian language
Буткевичbutkevic-

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