Butuka Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Butuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
India131:59,005,029552,550
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Butuka (93) may also be a first name.

Butuka Last Name Facts

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

Butuka (Hindi: बुटुका, Oriya: ବୁଟୁକା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Butuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Butuka is the 857,026th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Butuka reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Butuka is also the 986,211th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 93 people.

The surname Butuka is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 251,291. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent reside and Latvia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buthuka923/
Butuuka922/
Bautuka921/
Butukay921/
Buttuka921/
Boutouka8626/
Bautukha861/
Botuka83483/
Butoka83237/
Butuca8381/
Butuki8357/
Butika8331/
Butuke833/
Butuko831/
Butauskas8019/
Butucea77784/
Butikha77373/
Bottuka7719/
Botouka7713/
Butokay7713/
Boutika779/
Buthika775/
Bhutika773/
Boutuko771/
Boutoka771/
Botukay771/
Buttuke771/
Mputuka771/
Buttuki771/
Bothuka771/
Bhotuka771/
Buttika771/
Butusko770/
Bhautika7142/
Butauski7138/
Voutouka719/
Butuquah715/
Bhuthika713/
Butauskaitė712/
Boutouki711/
Boutouke711/
Boutouqa711/
Butoko671,154/
Butoke67741/
Botoka67470/
Butiko67311/
Butica67221/
Botuko67146/
Botuke6758/
Boutoukou6720/
Butoki6710/
Butuqi673/
Botuki672/
Butuqueah671/
Buthousky671/

Butuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butuka in the Oriya language
ବୁଟୁକାbutuka78.13
ବୁତୁକାbutuka15.63
ବୁଟୂକାbutuka6.25
Butuka in the Hindi language
बुटुकाbutuka66.67
बुतुकाbutuka33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Butuka
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