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Where Does The Last Name Butt Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Butt (Hindi: बट्ट, Russian: Бутт) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bütt. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Butt is the 1,470^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,976 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Butt live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Butt is also the 232,644^th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 1,166 people.

The surname Butt is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 278,482 people, or 1 in 641. In Pakistan Butt is most frequent in: Punjab, where 82 percent reside, Sindh, where 7 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 5 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 117 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Butt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Butt has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Butt last name increased 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,714 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 322 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 541 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Butt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (56%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

The amount Butt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.18% less than the national average, earning €6,854 per year; in Norway they earn 16.82% less than the national average, earning 287,854 kr per year; in Peru they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,515 per year; in South Africa they earn 280% more than the national average, earning R 903,024 per year; in United States they earn 49.44% more than the national average, earning $64,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $48,314 CAD per year.