Butoka Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Butoka Surname Definition:
Butoka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: advocate.
Butoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
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.
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
Butoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Butoka in the Marathi language | ||
| बुटोका | butoka | - |
| Butoka in the Russian language | ||
| Бутока | butoka | - |
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