Butuma Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Butuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Butuma (35) may also be a first name.

Butuma Last Name Facts

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

Butuma (Hindi: बुटुमा) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Butuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Butuma is the 1,527,735th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. Butuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Butuma are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Butuma is also the 1,744,716th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Barring The DR Congo Butuma occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Butuma Last Name Statistics demography

Butuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.54% less than the national average, earning R 39,108 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buthuma9238/
Butumai9217/
Bhutuma921/
Butumma921/
Buttuma920/
Boutouma862/
Butumi8384/
Botuma8366/
Butoma8344/
Butume8333/
Butima8333/
Boutoumat809/
Bouthumma801/
Boutoumaz801/
Botauma7722/
Butimea7719/
Boutoma7713/
Mputuma772/
Wuttuma771/
Buttoma771/
Botuuma771/
Buttume771/
Butooma771/
Boutthumma754/
Buitimea718,674/
Boutoumi71798/
Buytimea71121/
Boutimah7112/
Bhuthima714/
Wuttauma711/
Bustoumi711/
Beuteumo711/
Bautimea711/
Mputhuma711/
Bhuthumo711/
Wautumoa711/
Boutoumit67443/
Botoma67287/
Butomo6769/
Wutumo6734/
Butomi6718/
Vutume678/
Boutoumou674/
Mphuthuma673/
Boudtimaa671/
Butomy671/
Botume670/

Butuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butuma in the Hindi language
बुटुमाbutuma-

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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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  • 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 Butuma
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