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 last name Botezat (Russian: Ботезат) is most common in Moldova. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Botezat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Botezat is the 197,566th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,439,144 people. The last name Botezat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Botezat live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Moldova, where it is borne by 1,175 people, or 1 in 3,031. In Moldova Botezat is most common in: Chișinău Municipality, where 17 percent reside, Rezina District, where 17 percent reside and Șoldănești District, where 16 percent reside. Besides Moldova it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 23 percent reside and Ukraine, where 15 percent reside.

Botezat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Botezat surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the political 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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