Butono Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Butono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1881:281,60422,057
Uganda1601:243,99518,277
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Butono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butono occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Butono click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butono? popularity and diffusion

The last name Butono is the 798,040th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname Butono is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Butono live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 281,604. In Tanzania Butono is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 2 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Butono exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 45 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butongo92103/
Buttono921/
Butoono921/
Bustono921/
Buthongo86189/
Boutonou869/
Butano8397/
Butona8317/
Boutounou8048/
Botonou7781/
Buitano7775/
Butonna7769/
Bottono7721/
Butonga776/
Buttano772/
Butoina771/
Butanod771/
Bustona771/
Boutoungou752/
Bouthonnou751/
Boutounnou751/
Butonnga7149/
Vudthono7129/
Boutanos7122/
Botounou7115/
Botonnou718/
Boutouna718/
Buttanoo717/
Buttanoi714/
Buttonga711/
Buttagno711/
Boutonna711/
Botona67887/
Butana67771/
Boutonnat67125/
Butthanoo6793/
Buttongah6781/
Botano6710/
Boutanout674/
Botounnou674/
Voutounou674/
Butthanoi671/
Butanoaia671/

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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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  • 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 Butono
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