Botezatu Surname

38,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Botezatu Surname User-submission:

Botezatu 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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Botezatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania10,5101:1,910245
Moldova2,4581:1,449136
Russia2411:598,02152,826
Ukraine1441:316,13039,949
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Canada391:944,75971,777
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England201:2,785,90397,972
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Transnistria151:31,6475,088
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
France51:13,284,544357,392
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

Botezatu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Botezatu 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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Botezatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Botezatu (Russian: Ботезату) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Botezatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Botezatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Botezatu is the 38,476th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 533,105 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Botezatu reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Botezatu is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 10,510 people, or 1 in 1,910. In Romania Botezatu is most common in: Bacău County, where 30 percent reside, Iași County, where 9 percent reside and Vaslui County, where 7 percent reside. Besides Romania this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Botezatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Botezatu last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Botezatu surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Botezatu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 94.34% less than the national average, earning €1,699 per year; in United States they earn 36.45% more than the national average, earning $58,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $43,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boteazatu941/
Botezat932,119/
Botizatu88188/
Botyzatu8814/
Batezatu8810/
Botezato881/
Botezata881/
Batezat8089/
Botyzat8023/
Botizat8022/
Botzato806/
Boutzat801/
Boutzate75170/
Boituzat7588/
Batezati7513/
Batyzatu752/
Botsetou751/
Batizatu751/
Butyzatu751/
Botazato751/
Botzet71368/
Botset7146/
Battezati719/
Battezato713/
Battezate713/
Botzot712/
Botest711/
Batezatti711/
Batzat711/
Battezzati67350/
Battezzato67231/
Bateast6768/
Batizat6752/
Batyzat6744/
Poetzat6712/
Bitseat679/
Bodastu675/
Botazit674/
Botesto671/
Batezta671/
Beteast671/
Bodzato671/
Botesta671/
Boutzad671/
Bitsatu671/
Battezzate671/
Betseat671/
Bottast670/
Boutest670/

Botezatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Botezatu in the Russian language
Ботезатуbotezatu-

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