Botes Surname
Approximately 24,210 people bear this surname
Botes Surname Definition:
“Son of Botho” (Frisian name). See Botha.
Botes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 22,440 | 1:2,414 | 302 |
| Philippines | 331 | 1:305,856 | 43,129 |
| England | 269 | 1:207,130 | 17,888 |
| Belize | 247 | 1:1,439 | 331 |
| Australia | 194 | 1:139,153 | 14,991 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| New Zealand | 96 | 1:47,170 | 7,685 |
| Namibia | 92 | 1:26,189 | 4,171 |
| Argentina | 53 | 1:806,480 | 53,420 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Haiti | 39 | 1:273,946 | 9,218 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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.
Botes Demographics
Average Botes Salary in
United States
$62,162 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Botes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Botes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Botes (Russian: Ботес) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Botês or Bótes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Botes? popularity and diffusion
Botes is the 22,436th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 301,014 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Botes reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Botes is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 22,440 people, or 1 in 2,414. In South Africa Botes is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 36 percent are found, Western Cape, where 17 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 60 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Botes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Botes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Botes surname grew 8,967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 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% 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
Botes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Botes in the Russian language | ||
| Ботес | botes | - |
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Footnotes
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