Around the world, Буте (Bute 
, Буте 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The forename Буте is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Romania, where it is a rare male name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Буте is the last name as well as the forename.