Butković Surname

144,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Butković Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butković Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2,4621:1,71892
Bosnia and Herzegovina4711:7,5081,531
Serbia1001:71,4496,362
Slovenia431:57,8538,984
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Butkovic (455) & Butkovič (115) are calculated separately.

Butković Last Name Facts

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

The surname Butković occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Butkovic or Butkovič. For other potential spellings of Butković click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butković? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,236th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,365,318 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Butković live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Croatia, where it is held by 2,462 people, or 1 in 1,718. In Croatia Butković is primarily found in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 24 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 22 percent are found and Istria County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Croatia Butković occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent are found and Serbia, where 3 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Butković
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