Buytenhuys Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Buytenhuys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buytenhuys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Buytenhuys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buytenhuys occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Buytenhuys.

How Common Is The Last Name Buytenhuys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Buytenhuys occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Buytenhuys reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa Buytenhuys is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 95 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Buytenhuys Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Buytenhuys earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 21.63% more than the national average, earning R 289,032 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

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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 Buytenhuys
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