Buton Surname
Approximately 15,141 people bear this surname
Buton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 10,462 | 1:12,641 | 1,594 |
| Philippines | 2,159 | 1:46,891 | 7,587 |
| France | 1,819 | 1:36,516 | 4,486 |
| Thailand | 431 | 1:163,894 | 26,233 |
| United States | 89 | 1:4,072,572 | 219,877 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Mauritius | 8 | 1:161,677 | 8,227 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Buton (269) may also be a first name.
Buton Demographics
Average Buton Salary in
United States
$49,582 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buton (Oriya: ବୁଟନ, Russian: Бутон) occurs most in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Buton.
How Common Is The Last Name Buton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,958th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 481,312 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Buton reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 542,091st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 269 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 10,462 people, or 1 in 12,641. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Maluku, where 80 percent live, North Maluku, where 12 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia Buton is found in 45 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.
Buton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Buton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buton surname grew 129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Buton last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
Buton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning $49,582 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buton in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଟନ | butana | - |
| Buton in the Russian language | ||
| Бутон | buton | - |
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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
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- 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 Buton
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