Butunga Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

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

Butunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Butunga (145) may also be a first name.

Butunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Butunga (Oriya: ବୁଟୁା) is found most in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butunga? popularity and diffusion

Butunga is the 728,955th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Butunga reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Butunga is also the 766,399th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 145 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 251,291. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and The Marshall Islands, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butungay935/
Buttunga935/
Butuna92626/
Buttungah881/
Botunga86379/
Wutunga86260/
Butungi86200/
Butungo86110/
Vutunga8622/
Butonga866/
Butugay864/
Butunge864/
Butunas864/
Butunay863/
Bhutuna861/
Buutuna861/
Buthuga861/
Boutouga80775/
Butonnga8049/
Butgunha8010/
Boutouna808/
Boutuiga801/
Bustunas801/
Butușina801/
Butungye801/
Buttonga801/
Butongay801/
Butongha801/
Botuna771,088/
Butoga7746/
Butona7717/
Vutuna7712/
Butuno771/
Butugo771/
Buttongah7581/
Boutougha7510/
Bottungah751/
Vhutungai751/
Botonga712,738/
Butunoi711,120/
Butonge71513/
Wotunga71125/
Butunoz71105/
Butongo71103/
Butonna7169/
Wutonga717/
Botouna714/
Botungo712/
Boutoungou712/
Bottuna711/
Butunoy711/
Botunaa711/
Buttonggah711/
Buttoga711/
Votunga711/
Buthongo67189/
Botongay672/
Boutonna671/
Bottonga671/
Voutouna671/
Bhutonge671/

Butunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Butunga in the Oriya language
ବୁଟୁାbutua50
ବୁଟୁbutu47.06
ବୁଟୂାbutua2.94

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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 Butunga
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