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

The surname Butkus (Russian: Буткус) is carried by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 50,719^th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 720,683 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Butkus live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Baltic Europe. Butkus is also the 3,024,661^st most common first name internationally, held by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lithuania, where it is held by 7,315 people, or 1 in 415. In Lithuania it is primarily found in: Kaunas County, where 28 percent are found, Klaipėda County, where 22 percent are found and Vilnius County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Lithuania this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Butkus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Butkus last name are 16.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Butkus earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.81% less than the national average, earning 287,888 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $52,176 CAD per year.