Botezat Surname

197,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Botezat Surname User-submission:

Botezat is a Romanian surname, denoting a baptizer, someone who baptizes Christians at a church. It is derived from the word botez(a), botezat(ul), meaning 'baptize', 'christened' (from Vulgar Latin ba(p)tizāre, via Greek baptī́zō, meaning 'immerse', 'to put in water').

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Botezat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,1751:3,031414
Romania4961:40,4805,150
Ukraine3201:142,25819,921
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Botezat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Botezat is a Romanian surname, denoting a baptizer, someone who baptizes Christians at a church. It is derived from the word botez(a), botezat(ul), meaning 'baptize', 'christened' (from Vulgar Latin ba(p)tizāre, via Greek baptī́zō, meaning 'immerse', 'to put in water').

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Botezat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Botezat (Russian: Ботезат) occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Botezat.

How Common Is The Last Name Botezat? popularity and diffusion

Botezat is the 197,566th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,439,144 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Botezat reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Botezat is most widespread in Moldova, where it is held by 1,175 people, or 1 in 3,031. In Moldova Botezat is mostly found in: Chișinău Municipality, where 17 percent live, Rezina District, where 17 percent live and Șoldănești District, where 16 percent live. Barring Moldova this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent live and Ukraine, where 15 percent live.

Botezat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Botezat last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the party.

Botezat earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boteza921/
Botezatts881/
Batezat8689/
Botyzat8623/
Botizat8622/
Votezat861/
Botezatova823/
Botezash801/
Bateza77296/
Boteja77246/
Botiza77111/
Boteca778/
Botesa771/
Battezate753/
Bouteirza751/
Boutiza71170/
Batizat7152/
Batyzat7144/
Batejat7140/
Bouteca7120/
Batezatova714/
Botyoza713/
Botedja712/
Botteca712/
Bothesa712/
Battezzate711/
Boteija711/
Batezia711/
Bhateza711/
Botizas711/
Botiesa711/
Battejat6718/
Bootesaz677/
Boutedja673/
Boutizia672/
Bhotyoza671/
Batedzia671/
Boteedja671/
Botticat671/

Botezat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Botezat in the Russian language
Ботезатbotezat-

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