Butuan Surname
Approximately 2,019 people bear this surname
Butuan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,724 | 1:58,723 | 9,878 |
| Thailand | 246 | 1:287,148 | 49,432 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
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
The surname Butuan has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Butuan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 205,521st most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,609,483 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Butuan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Butuan is also the 283,475th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 830 people.
The last name Butuan is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,724 people, or 1 in 58,723. In The Philippines Butuan is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 41 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 37 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 6 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butuang | 92 | 85 | / |
| Buttuan | 92 | 35 | / |
| Buituan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bautuan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Buutuan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Butduang | 86 | 134 | / |
| Buttuang | 86 | 8 | / |
| Buthuann | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buduan | 83 | 1,863 | / |
| Vutuan | 83 | 201 | / |
| Butwan | 83 | 86 | / |
| Butuam | 83 | 40 | / |
| Botuan | 83 | 30 | / |
| Budduan | 77 | 75 | / |
| Botuhan | 77 | 19 | / |
| Bueduan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buudvan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boustouhan | 75 | 20 | / |
| Butuhanova | 75 | 6 | / |
| Boutouhane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Budduang | 71 | 53 | / |
| Buituong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bhutwang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boudtwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buthwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Busduhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bustwant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buthwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boduan | 67 | 214 | / |
| Wutwan | 67 | 122 | / |
| Budwan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Budvan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wuduan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Butwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuthwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wotuan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Butuan
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