Butoka Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Belarus

Butoka Surname Definition:

Butoka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: advocate.

Butoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Poland551:691,06859,060
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Butoka (21) may also be a first name.

Butoka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Butoka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: advocate.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Butoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butoka (Marathi: बुटोका, Russian: Бутока) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Butoka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,055,483rd most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Butoka are found; 35 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 32 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Butoka is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 21 people.

This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Poland, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butokay9213/
Bustoka923/
Boutoka921/
Boutouka8626/
Butoko831,154/
Buteka83979/
Butoke83741/
Botoka83470/
Butuka83318/
Butaka83148/
Butoki8310/
Boutochka801/
Butakat77209/
Buthoke7766/
Boutaka7759/
Buttaka7756/
Butakha7746/
Botokai7727/
Botokay7723/
Boutoki7720/
Butakka7719/
Bhutaka7715/
Botouka7713/
Boutoko777/
Buteeka777/
Butooke773/
Buthoki773/
Buthuka773/
Butuuka772/
Butakai772/
Butoski772/
Butakad771/
Butaska771/
Buthaka771/
Buttuka771/
Bouteka771/
Bothoka771/
Bautuka771/
Boutoke771/
Butocko771/
Butaaka771/
Butukay771/
Buitaka771/
Butecka771/
Butokyi771/
Butakas771/
Beuteka770/
Butoker770/
Boutekka7159/
Boutakka7110/
Voutouka719/
Bhutakai714/
Bhutakad714/
Bhuthaka713/
Boutteka711/
Boutokou711/
Boutouke711/
Boutouki711/
Bautukha711/
Boutouqa711/
Boutakha711/
Botaka678,558/
Botoko673,211/
Butake67781/
Botoke67704/
Botuka67483/
Butaki67359/
Butotkhot67155/
Butako67143/
Botoca67134/
Butuca6781/
Butuki6757/
Butaca6734/
Boutoukou6720/
Butauskas6719/
Bautochko6718/
Boustakat674/
Butuke673/
Buteko673/
Botoki672/
Butuko671/
Boustakas671/
Butaky671/
Botoky671/
Bhutakaip671/
Bouttekah671/
Buthousky671/

Butoka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butoka in the Marathi language
बुटोकाbutoka-
Butoka in the Russian language
Бутокаbutoka-

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