Butterweck Surname

307,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Butterweck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butterweck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9771:82,40110,402
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Austria371:230,14727,778
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Butterweck Last Name Facts

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

Butterweck occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butterweck? popularity and diffusion

Butterweck is the 307,015th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,920,021 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Butterweck reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Butterweck is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 977 people, or 1 in 82,401. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent reside, Hesse, where 37 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Butterweck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Butterweck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Butterweck surname grew 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Butterweck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Butterweck surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Butterweck earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning 377,348 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $46,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butterwek950/
Butterwick90613/
Botterweck90176/
Bouterweck9011/
Butterweek901/
Butterveck900/
Bouterwek8427/
Butterweg843/
Botterweg74171/
Boutorwick7055/
Boterweg675/
Bouterbik63119/

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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
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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 Butterweck
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