Butu Surname

42,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Butu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,7361:27,0033,384
Indonesia2,2191:59,5996,559
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Nigeria1,1651:152,0549,627
Romania1,1261:17,8312,304
India8251:929,77640,018
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Kenya3161:146,13911,699
Vanuatu2361:1,116281
Papua New Guinea1391:58,6607,509
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Solomon Islands601:9,6671,663
Moldova561:63,5968,738
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France51:13,284,544357,392
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080

Butu (7,651) may also be a first name.

Butu Last Name Facts

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

Butu (Bengali: বুটু, Georgian: ბუთუ, Hindi: बूटू, Marathi: बुटु, Oriya: ବୁଟୁ, Russian: Буту, Tibetan: བོ་ཀྲུ་) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butu? popularity and diffusion

Butu is the 42,624th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 596,606 people. Butu is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Butu live; 22 percent live in Central Africa and 22 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 73,179th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 7,651 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,736 people, or 1 in 27,003. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 14 percent are found.

Butu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Butu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Butu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 48.02% less than the national average, earning R 123,516 per year; in United States they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning $32,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.18% less than the national average, earning $39,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butau891,877/
Boutu891,034/
Buetu891,013/
Buttu89924/
Butus89355/
Bhutu89204/
Bautu89175/
Buthu8994/
Butut8983/
Butuh8965/
Buutu8964/
Butou8958/
Butup8924/
Butuz8923/
Butui8916/
Butuç8913/
Butuu896/
Buteu894/
Bustu893/
Buitu892/
Budtu891/
Beutu891/
Buztu891/
Butud891/
Butuj891/
Buhtu891/
Bgutu891/
Boutou802,437/
Butaud80581/
Buteux80406/
Bhuttu80263/
Buttau80202/
Bouthu80164/
Bouteu8080/
Bahutu8054/
Butaux8053/
Buttus8052/
Bustus8041/
Buthut8040/
Bhoutu8038/
Boutau8022/
Butuhy8021/
Bouttu8013/
Buttuh8012/
Bhuthu8011/
Buttuz8010/
Bauthu809/
Bautau807/
Bhutau806/
Butout804/
Buthus803/
Beutou802/
Butuhe802/
Butaut802/
Butheu802/
Bustui801/
Buttup801/
Buytus801/
Bouhtu801/
Bhutut801/
Beutus801/
Bhautu801/
Budtau801/
Buytut801/
Butauh801/
Butteu801/
Buttui801/
Buttut801/
Bustau801/
Boutus801/
Boutut801/
Bauteu801/
Bautou801/
Butuha801/
Butouy801/
Buthou801/
Buethu801/
Buitui801/
Buttou800/
Bustud800/
Butuph800/
Butaus800/
Botu753,190/
Vutu75720/
Wutu75437/
Boutaud731,275/
Boutout73368/
Bouhtou73205/
Boutoux73143/
Butault73111/
Boutaut7393/
Boutous7349/
Buthaud7345/
Bouttou7332/
Bustout7332/
Butauts7326/
Buttaud7317/
Bhouthu7316/
Butteux7313/
Boutheu7313/
Beutheu7312/
Beutush7311/
Bouthou738/
Bauthus737/
Bustaus737/
Bouztou735/
Boujtou734/
Buthuis733/
Buttoud732/
Beutaux732/
Boustou732/
Bhutthu731/
Buthuys731/
Buttuss731/
Bhauthu731/
Bushteu731/
Boutaux731/
Bouteux731/
Boutouh731/
Bouttau731/
Bouytou731/
Beutoup731/
Beutteu731/
Bhouteu731/
Boutouz731/
Butthus731/
Buttout730/
Busthut730/
Buchtus730/
Buthust730/
Busteux730/
Buttust730/
Mputu67198,787/
Bottu673,514/
Boutault67427/
Vuthu67345/
Bietu67324/
Nputu67197/
Boutouha67143/
Boustouh67125/
Bootu6783/
Bhotu6759/
Wutuh6748/
Bituh6739/
Botui6729/
Vutuh6729/
Woutu6725/
Wuthu6722/
Bouytaud6718/
Bhitu6716/
Butoo6712/
Wautu6710/
Butoe6710/
Bodtu679/
Bujtó679/
Bouhttou679/
Buttó678/
Vuttu677/
Vautu675/
Wuitu675/
Whutu674/
Bouthuit674/
Vudtu673/
Vutus672/
Bouttout672/
Vutou672/
Butuzowa671/
Boutaush671/
Voutu671/
Vuitu671/
Vutau671/
Vuutu671/
Vgutu671/
Bituu671/
Wuutu671/
Butão671/
Bouttaud671/
Boutouch671/
Bouchtou671/
Botuy671/
Wuttu671/
Bautthus670/
Boutoutt670/
Bouthout670/

Butu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butu in the Georgian language
ბუთუbutu-
Butu in the Tibetan language
བོ་ཀྲུ་botru-
Butu in the Oriya language
ବୁଟୁbutu90.68
ବୁତୁbutu3.92
ବୁଟୂbutu3.11
ବୂଟୁbutu0.41
ବୁ଼ଟୁbutu0.14
ବୁଟିbuti0.07
ବୁଟbuta0.07
ବୂତୂbutu0.07
ବୁଡୁbudu0.07
ବୂଟୂbutu0.07
Butu in the Marathi language
बुटुbutu63.89
बुटूbutu25
बूटूbutu8.33
भुतुbhutu1.39
बुतुbutu1.39
Butu in the Bengali language
বুটুbutu62.5
বুতুbutu25
বুতbuta12.5
Butu in the Hindi language
बूटूbutu52.38
बुटूbutu32.28
बुटुbutu10.05
बूटुbutu1.59
बुतूbutu1.06
बुतुbutu0.53
बूतूbutu0.53
Butu in the Russian language
Бутуbutu-

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