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All over the world, Buta (Buta
, Botar
, Бута
) is a common largely male, but infrequently female forename. The first name Buta is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a common unisex name, Pakistan, where it is quite a rare male name, and India, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom girly name. More prevalently, Buta is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Buta | Angola, India, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Romania |
| Botar | Philippines, India, Hungary, United States, Romania |
| Бута | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Ukraine |
| בוטא | Israel |
Buta is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Buta Térong , the character in Javanese wayang shadow theater.