Botes Surname

22,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Belize

Botes Surname Definition:

“Son of Botho” (Frisian name). See Botha.

Botes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa22,4401:2,414302
Philippines3311:305,85643,129
England2691:207,13017,888
Belize2471:1,439331
Australia1941:139,15314,991
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Namibia921:26,1894,171
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Haiti391:273,9469,218
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Wales91:343,83718,086
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Botês (1) & Bótes (1) are calculated separately.

Botes (35) may also be a first name.

Botes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of Botho” (Frisian name). See Botha.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Botes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Botes (Russian: Ботес) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Botês or Bótes. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Botes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,436th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 301,014 people. Botes is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Botes reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 35 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 22,440 people, or 1 in 2,414. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 36 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Botes is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Botes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Botes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Botes last name rose 8,967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,086 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Botes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Botes last name are 39.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Botes earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 74.28% more than the national average, earning R 414,156 per year and in United States they earn 44.06% more than the national average, earning $62,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Botês931/
Bótes931/
Bootes91841/
Boites91687/
Boutes91355/
Boetes91184/
Bottes91152/
Boytes91103/
Botese9182/
Botets9115/
Boteis918/
Bothes916/
Botesh915/
Botges915/
Boteas915/
Botesc914/
Botesd912/
Botest911/
Boties911/
Boîtes911/
Botess911/
Bote8923,100/
Bouttes83110/
Boutges8385/
Boothes8320/
Botesch8315/
Botteas8311/
Bottges8310/
Botesse837/
Bottese832/
Bothest831/
Bottess831/
Botties831/
Botheas831/
Bouteas831/
Boutets831/
Boodtes831/
Bouthes831/
Boistes830/
Botheis830/
Boutest830/
Bosteas830/
Bates80189,693/
Bothe8015,324/
Botte806,414/
Bhote806,361/
Botea805,328/
Botez805,091/
Boter803,168/
Botis802,975/
Boote802,567/
Boite802,484/
Boute802,415/
Boyte801,474/
Betes80890/
Botet80876/
Bojte80795/
Boïte80776/
Botey80734/
Buote80710/
Bohte80484/
Boteh80374/
Botei80355/
Botex80350/
Boste80261/
Botje80154/
Butes80150/
Botie80106/
Botee8081/
Votes8050/
Boteu8050/
Boted8028/
Botge807/
Wotes806/
Botec803/
Boîte802/
Botys802/
Bodte801/
Botep801/
Bottesch77204/
Bottiess778/
Bouttesr772/
Boothesh771/
Bhootesh771/
Bhoite7320,331/
Boothe7315,502/
Boutet7311,975/
Boutte735,738/
Botter734,156/
Boster731,929/
Boyter731,655/
Bouter731,440/
Bettes731,319/
Boutej731,044/
Bastes73978/
Boitei73973/
Betesh73716/
Boitte73676/
Bottex73579/
Bottet73561/
Battes73422/
Boiter73361/
Boutis73291/
Boutez73268/
Boitet73238/
Boutie73235/
Bautes73194/
Bottie73164/
Buotte73163/
Boitez73148/
Buttes73128/
Bottis73116/
Bottge73101/
Bojthe73100/
Bustes7398/
Bhoyte7392/
Bouthe7384/
Voites7380/
Bouteu7380/
Boiste7378/
Bochte7378/
Bottey7373/
Bootie7366/
Botett7363/
Booter7362/
Bosted7361/
Bother7356/
Woites7352/
Boutec7352/
Boshte7351/
Bothet7350/
Boutee7348/
Boitey7345/
Boithe7342/
Bostea7341/
Batese7338/
Bottje7337/
Bhothe7333/
Bhoste7330/
Vostes7330/
Boydte7328/
Voutes7327/
Botyos7323/
Boytis7323/
Buteas7320/
Bateas7319/
Batesh7319/
Boitie7318/
Boutey7318/
Boythe7317/
Bhates7317/
Bouteh7317/
Bothie7316/
Bethes7316/
Botteh7316/
Botheh7316/
Bootey7315/
Bottei7315/
Baties7315/
Boytie7314/
Bothee7313/
Bateis7313/
Bohtis7312/
Batees7312/
Batess7311/
Bootte7310/
Bottez7310/
Bhoote7310/
Booteh7310/
Bothge7310/
Baetes739/
Botted739/
Bottea738/
Bozter738/
Bathes737/
Bohtey737/
Buites737/
Boytez737/
Betesz736/
Bouste735/
Voytes735/
Botthe735/
Batest735/
Boitee735/
Bateus735/
Botoey735/
Bhoute734/
Boteat734/
Bothex734/
Bhoter734/
Bhotey733/
Batets733/
Botech733/
Wootes732/
Bhojte732/
Bhotte732/
Bothea732/
Botish732/
Boutea732/
Boytte732/
Butesh732/
Bostet732/
Woutes732/
Boitis732/
Bodthe732/
Boutée732/
Batesd732/
Bouted732/
Bosste731/
Bostee731/
Bostis731/
Bothey731/
Botjje731/
Botysh731/
Booste731/
Hbates731/
Batesz731/
Bohute731/
Boitea731/
Wojtes731/
Bottee731/
Beteus731/
Boetys731/
Bojhte731/
Bojted731/
Bojter731/
Bohteh731/
Buotee731/
Buties731/
Bottée731/
Bote'e731/
Botheu731/
Botjts731/
Bouëte731/
Boutès731/
Boëtte731/
Buotep731/
Buteis731/
Bohtee731/
Voties730/
Bodter730/
Baates730/
Bothis730/
Bohter730/
Bohyte730/
Boteer730/
Vottes730/
Boteiz730/
Bateds730/
Boteshova715/
Bota67143,232/
Bate6732,464/
Boti6712,165/
Vote676,124/
Boty671,619/
Boyster67529/
Bostedt67502/
Bochtis67448/
Boothey67428/
Bouttet67378/
Batties67347/
Boutter67330/
Boother67323/
Booster67311/
Bouther67268/
Battese67256/
Bottois67207/
Bouthet67201/
Betties67182/
Bettess67181/
Buteets67170/
Bouster67141/
Bottais67120/
Botă6799/
Batease6786/
Batheas6780/
Boister6769/
Bateast6768/
Battest6767/
Bhoshte6753/
Batteas6753/
Bousted6744/
Bochter6743/
Böttges6736/
Bouteix6733/
Bâte6732/
Botaish6729/
Basteas6728/
Boittet6728/
Beustes6726/
Batesch6725/
Bäthies6724/
Boettez6723/
Boté6722/
Bhoithe6720/
Bostice6720/
Boosted6719/
Boteach6718/
Betteys6717/
Bouthez6716/
Votteas6716/
Botther6715/
Bouttie6714/
Bosthys6714/
Bouttee6713/
Baustes6713/
Battees6712/
Boteová6711/
Botí6710/
Battesh679/
Batetse679/
Bouchte676/
Boothie676/
Buteese675/
Bahtees674/
Boutios674/
Boutech674/
Batheus674/
Bauttes674/
Boutais674/
Bouthie674/
Bathesh674/
Bhutesh673/
Boyther673/
Betesch673/
Botiche673/
Béoutis673/
Bousste672/
Bouteih672/
Bodther672/
Bosster672/
Voitehs672/
Bateese672/
Bettesh672/
Buttess671/
Butgess671/
Buottie671/
Bosteat671/
Botgais671/
Boutead671/
Boutted671/
Boytett671/
Boohter671/
Bootiea671/
Boottex671/
Battess671/
Bhgoite671/
Bhoitte671/
Voytets671/
Boutett671/
Bottice671/
Wotesse671/
Wojties671/
Boothee671/
Bootheh671/
Boottee671/
Bootter671/
Bohster671/
Buitese671/
Buthesh671/
Bottuis671/
Botahie671/
Botisse671/
Boutois671/
Bouttez671/
Bosteed671/
Bosther671/
Bhouteu671/
Bhoited671/
Bathies671/
Batehes671/
Bateise671/
Batheis671/
Butties671/
Basstes671/
Baatese671/
Boutedj671/
Bouterh671/
Bothuis671/
Butheis671/
Bouthed671/
Boutieh671/
Bootead671/
Booteat671/
Booteed671/
Bootyos671/
Bothher671/
Botj671/
Beettes670/
Bostead670/
Boither670/
Basteds670/
Batteis670/
Wottets670/
Bostece670/
Boysted670/
Bostter670/
Bachtes670/
Bohsted670/
Betteus670/
Bathest670/
Bethies670/
Betteas670/
Boottey670/
Woostes670/
Bateash670/
Bostedd670/

Botes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Botes in the Russian language
Ботесbotes-

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