Butungu Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Butungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Butungu (10) may also be a first name.
Butungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Butungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Butungu (Oriya: ବୁଟୁୁେକଉଟ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Butungu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,173,425th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name Butungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Butungu live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Butungu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 10 people.
The last name Butungu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buthungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Butunu | 92 | 30 | / |
| Butugu | 92 | 19 | / |
| Botungu | 86 | 68 | / |
| Wutungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boutoungou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mputungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Botugu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Botunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Botoungou | 75 | 96 | / |
| Boutounou | 75 | 48 | / |
| Boutougou | 75 | 21 | / |
| Botongu | 71 | 96 | / |
| Boutounnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woutoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botounou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Botounnou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Voutounou | 63 | 4 | / |
| Butonnu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Wotongu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Boutonou | 53 | 9 | / |
| Boutogou | 53 | 3 | / |
Butungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Butungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଟୁୁେକଉଟ | butuueka'uta | 50 |
| ବୁଟୁୁମାଝି | butuumajhi | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Butungu
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