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) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Butung.

How Common Is The Last Name Butung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,398,030th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Butung is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Butung are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Butung is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 187 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 944,637. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 59 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 23 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 9 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Butung exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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
  • 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 Butung
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