Buton Surname

34,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Buton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia10,4621:12,6411,594
Philippines2,1591:46,8917,587
France1,8191:36,5164,486
Thailand4311:163,89426,233
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Israel91:950,84857,975
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
England71:7,959,723202,100
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Buton (269) may also be a first name.

Buton Last Name Facts

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

Buton (Oriya: ବୁଟନ, Russian: Бутон) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,958th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 481,312 people. The last name Buton occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Buton reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Buton is also the 542,091st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 269 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 10,462 people, or 1 in 12,641. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 80 percent live, North Maluku, where 12 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs 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 who held the Buton surname grew 129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Buton surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Button9123,502/
Bouton9110,308/
Buston911,098/
Butong91727/
Buthon91168/
Beuton9155/
Bauton9127/
Butone9127/
Bueton9118/
Buiton9112/
Butoon918/
Buyton911/
Buzton911/
Butgon911/
Buhton910/
Buthong83580/
Bouston83154/
Buttone83117/
Budtong8399/
Boutton8393/
Buttong8339/
Boutong8334/
Bautong8333/
Bustone8316/
Bushton8313/
Buchton8312/
Bauston834/
Buitone834/
Bahuton834/
Bustong832/
Bhutton831/
Buthone831/
Buttoin831/
Boutoin831/
Boutone831/
Bhutoon831/
Boutoun831/
Bouhton831/
Beuthon831/
Boutoon831/
Bautton830/
Buiston830/
Busston830/
Bouyton830/
Beuston830/
Boton8011,410/
Butan801,310/
Butun80152/
Wuton8055/
Butom8010/
Vuton8010/
Butão801/
Butthong77193/
Bouthong77126/
Boutonne7789/
Bauthong7775/
Butonova7761/
Bhuthong7713/
Busthong7712/
Budthong779/
Bouthton776/
Buituong774/
Bouthgon771/
Boutoung771/
Boutoutn771/
Bhoutong771/
Beuthong771/
Bauthonh771/
Butthonh771/
Buthtong771/
Bouthonk771/
Bustan7320,607/
Botton734,092/
Booton731,826/
Buttan73520/
Butane73381/
Boutan73352/
Butang73162/
Butung73156/
Bhutan73130/
Buthan7388/
Butant7375/
Budtan7369/
Wauton7368/
Bothon7343/
Vouton7332/
Buştan7331/
Vuiton7329/
Bustom7322/
Boutun7314/
Butunc7313/
Vuthon7311/
Beutom7311/
Wouton739/
Boutom738/
Vutton737/
Buttom737/
Bustán737/
Buitan737/
Boeton736/
Butune735/
Buttun734/
Bautom734/
Botoon734/
Butāne734/
Buthun734/
Bautan733/
Butuin733/
Buthom732/
Butgan732/
Buetan732/
Beutan732/
Bhoton731/
Butand731/
Wujton731/
Whuton731/
Vuyton731/
Buutan731/
Bustun731/
Bustón731/
Butaan731/
Botoin731/
Bieton731/
Uhoton731/
Butoum731/
Budtun731/
Veuton730/
Wutton730/
Boutthong714/
Boujtoung711/
Butthtong711/
Bouthtone710/
Boutant671,320/
Buthane671,136/
Vuitton67714/
Boutane67430/
Boutang67180/
Bhuttan67149/
Bustane67120/
Boutouchen67120/
Buttang6789/
Butusin6787/
Buthung6783/
Beuthan6773/
Bustang6762/
Butthun6756/
Bustaan6745/
Busthan6743/
Butasin6737/
Buchtan6734/
Boustan6732/
Bhutane6722/
Beutung6721/
Bootoon6720/
Bouttan6710/
Bhautan678/
Boutoum678/
Bothuon678/
Bietton677/
Butaung677/
Bautang676/
Bhutaan676/
Bautoom675/
Butasen674/
Buthune673/
Buchtán673/
Bhuitan672/
Bouthun672/
Bouthan672/
Boutand672/
Wusthon672/
Bushtan672/
Butusyn672/
Boutoom672/
Vauston671/
Bustamn671/
Bustoom671/
Bhutand671/
Bhutang671/
Bhuthun671/
Vuthong671/
Vauthon671/
Woutton671/
Beutune671/
Bootton671/
Buthang671/
Butahan671/
Beutoum671/
Bauthan671/
Bautung671/
Boutoungue671/
Buthann671/
Boothon671/
Bootoun671/
Buttand670/
Whuston670/
Bottonn670/
Bauttan670/
Bottoun670/

Buton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buton in the Oriya language
ବୁଟନbutana-
Buton in the Russian language
Бутонbuton-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buton
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