Butterson Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Butterson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa731:742,16051,964
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Butterson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butterson is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Butterson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Butterson is the 1,666,404th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Butterson live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 742,160. In South Africa Butterson is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 63 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 32 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Butterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Butterson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Butterson surname increased 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Butterson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Butterson last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Butterson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.99% more than the national average, earning R 306,528 per year and in United States they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $39,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buterson943/
Botterson892/
Buttersen890/
Butterschan800/
Wouterson78152/
Botherson780/
Woutersen67419/
Woutersonová672/
Wotherson671/
Whoterson671/
Wautersen671/
Wothersoon631/
Votersen5933/
Botirzhon5615/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Butterson
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