Butune Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Denmark

Butune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Butune Last Name Facts

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

Butune is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butune? popularity and diffusion

The last name Butune is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Butune is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Butune live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Butune is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Butune is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butuner9216/
Butunge924/
Buthune923/
Beutune921/
Butun91152/
Butunets8651/
Boutunet8620/
Bautuine860/
Butuna83626/
Butung83156/
Botune8370/
Butine8343/
Butone8327/
Boutun8314/
Butunc8313/
Butuni839/
Buttun834/
Buthun834/
Butuin833/
Bustun831/
Budtun831/
Boutounet8058/
Boutounes809/
Boutounie801/
Boutunett801/
Butunoi771,120/
Butungi77200/
Buttone77117/
Butusin7787/
Buthung7783/
Butthun7756/
Buttine7746/
Beutung7721/
Butaung777/
Butiene774/
Buitone774/
Butunyi774/
Butunay773/
Bhutuni772/
Bouthun772/
Butusyn772/
Buthone771/
Buttuni771/
Butunoy771/
Bottune771/
Boutone771/
Bhuthun771/
Bhutuna771/
Boutoun771/
Butunio771/
Butuuni771/
Bautung771/
Wutunee771/
Beutine771/
Bothune770/
Bautine770/
Boutoungue751/
Buton7315,141/
Butum73779/
Botun7354/
Vutun7333/
Bütun732/
Wuttunee71193/
Boutonne7189/
Bouttine7181/
Butunova7148/
Wouteune7114/
Boutouna718/
Butungay715/
Bushtunc713/
Buththun711/
Bhutinei711/
Buttinei711/
Butușina711/
Boutoung711/
Boutoutn711/
Bauthung711/
Beuthine710/
Button6723,502/
Bouton6710,308/
Botuna671,088/
Bothun67544/
Botone67339/
Bootun67192/
Buthon67168/
Bauton6727/
Buthusiem6726/
Beutum6717/
Butona6717/
Buiton6712/
Vutuna6712/
Butoon678/
Botuni678/
Wutuni677/
Bhutum676/
Buteum676/
Botuin673/
Buttum672/
Boutum672/
Buyton671/
Buthusien671/
Vutuni671/
Boujtoung671/
Butiné671/
Mphuthune671/
Bautum671/
Butoum671/
Bouthtone670/

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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 Butune
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