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 Male Botes Height
177.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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