Butuan Surname

205,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Butuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,7241:58,7239,878
Thailand2461:287,14849,432
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Butuan (830) may also be a first name.

Butuan Last Name Facts

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

Butuan occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butuan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 205,521st most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,609,483 people. The last name Butuan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Butuan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 283,475th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 830 people.

The last name Butuan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,724 people, or 1 in 58,723. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 41 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 37 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 6 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butuang9285/
Buttuan9235/
Buituan921/
Bautuan921/
Buutuan921/
Butduang86134/
Buttuang868/
Buthuann861/
Buduan831,863/
Vutuan83201/
Butwan8386/
Butuam8340/
Botuan8330/
Budduan7775/
Botuhan7719/
Bueduan771/
Buudvan771/
Boustouhan7520/
Butuhanova756/
Boutouhane751/
Budduang7153/
Buituong714/
Bhutwang712/
Boudtwan711/
Buthwane711/
Busduhan711/
Bustwant711/
Buthwang711/
Boduan67214/
Wutwan67122/
Budwan6720/
Budvan6710/
Wuduan674/
Butwon671/
Bhuthwang671/
Botwan671/
Wotuan671/

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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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  • 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 Butuan
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