Butnap Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Butnap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 136 | 1:1,302,520 | 51,596 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Butnap (23) may also be a first name.
Butnap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Butnap Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Butnap occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Butnap? popularity and diffusion
The last name Butnap is the 1,511,557th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Butnap occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Butnap reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Butnap is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 23 people.
Butnap is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 1,302,520. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 76 percent live, Taraba, where 12 percent live and Niger, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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 Butnap
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