Butung Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Butung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
India71:109,580,769786,157
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Butung (187) may also be a first name.

Butung Last Name Facts

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

Butung (Oriya: ବୁଟୁ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butung? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,398,030th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. Butung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Butung live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 665,130th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 187 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 944,637. In Indonesia Butung is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 59 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 23 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 9 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buthung9283/
Beutung9221/
Butaung927/
Bautung921/
Butun91152/
Buthueng8615/
Bauthung861/
Boutoung861/
Butong83727/
Vutung8328/
Boutun8314/
Butunc8313/
Wutung8312/
Botung8310/
Butune835/
Buthun834/
Buttun834/
Butuin833/
Bustun831/
Budtun831/
Boujtoung801/
Buthong77580/
Budtong7799/
Butusin7787/
Butthun7756/
Buttong7739/
Boutong7734/
Bautong7733/
Buthing774/
Buthune773/
Bouthun772/
Bothung772/
Butusyn772/
Boutoun771/
Bhuthun771/
Beutune771/
Boteung771/
Bootung771/
Boutoungue751/
Buton7315,141/
Butum73779/
Botun7354/
Vutun7333/
Bütun732/
Butthong71193/
Bouthong71126/
Bauthong7175/
Butunova7148/
Boothung7132/
Bhuthong7113/
Budthong719/
Bushtunc713/
Buthtong711/
Beuthong711/
Bhoutong711/
Boutoutn711/
Butușina711/
Buththun711/
Bautuine710/
Button6723,502/
Bouton6710,308/
Botong67717/
Bothun67544/
Bootun67192/
Buthon67168/
Wotung67168/
Wutong6753/
Bauton6727/
Beutum6717/
Buiton6712/
Butoon678/
Mphuthung677/
Buteum676/
Bhutum676/
Boutthong674/
Botuin673/
Buttum672/
Boutum672/
Butthtong671/
Butoum671/
Buyton671/
Buthusien671/
Bautum671/

Butung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butung in the Oriya language
ବୁଟୁbutu-

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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 Butung
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