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 found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Butterson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butterson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,666,404th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Butterson reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Butterson is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 742,160. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 63 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 32 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Other than South Africa Butterson is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Butterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Butterson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Butterson last name increased 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Butterson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Butterson surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% 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
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  • 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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