Buttemer Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Canada

Buttemer Surname Definition:

Two or three generations since was written Buttermer, and it is presumed to have been derived from a famous northern Lake.

Buttemer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Buttemer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Two or three generations since was written Buttermer, and it is presumed to have been derived from a famous northern Lake.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Buttemer Last Name Facts

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

Buttemer is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buttemer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Buttemer live; 63 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Buttemer is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa Buttemer is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 55 percent live and Gauteng, where 45 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 30 percent live.

Buttemer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Buttemer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buttemer surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buttemer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Buttemer last name is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Buttemer surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buttemer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning R 272,436 per year; in United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning $47,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buttemere946/
Buttemeir940/
Buttemier940/
Butteme933/
Bouttemeur891/
Buttimer881,052/
Bottemer88332/
Buttomer8826/
Boutemer8812/
Butemere884/
Buteme867,523/
Buttimere822/
Buteeme8073/
Buttime801/
Butheme801/
Butemme801/
Butemei801/
Bouteme801/
Buttema801/
Bouteumeur781/
Bouttemy75327/
Boutamer755/
Bottimer753/
Buttemma753/
Buitemea752/
Boutemir752/
Butemi71337/
Butime7140/
Butema7131/
Boteme7123/
Butemj7121/
Boutameur7114/
Vuteme713/
Boutimeur711/
Bottema671,050/
Boutemy67952/
Boutema67632/
Botimer67164/
Butimea6719/
Buteema673/
Bouthomier671/
Buitema671/
Bouthameur671/
Buhtema671/
Butemma671/
Boutahmeur671/
Botheme670/

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