Botfish Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Botfish Surname Definition:

Possibly French, beau-fils, son-in-law.

Botfish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Botfish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Possibly French, beau-fils, son-in-law.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Botfish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Botfish has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Botfish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Botfish live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Botfish is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 75 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 8 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Botfish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Botfish has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Botfish surname rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bodfish86406/
Boutfis8698/
Batfish866/
Boufish860/
Botfi831/
Bofis831/
Batfisch802/
Boufis77458/
Botfai7716/
Bofise775/
Bafish771/
Botfha771/
Bofich771/
Bofais771/
Bofi73661/
Badfish713/
Boufiss712/
Bousfih712/
Boufise711/
Boufich711/
Botfeid711/
Bahfish711/
Bottfai711/
Bedfish710/
Beufish710/
Budfish710/
Bodfich710/
Bofio677,925/
Boffi672,491/
Boufi67966/
Boofi67431/
Bofii67261/
Bofei67120/
Bafis6748/
Bofoi6741/
Bofie6735/
Bouffies6725/
Botfa6712/
Bofes678/
Bafih678/
Bofit672/
Bofiy671/
Bofeh671/
Boifi671/
Bhofi671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Botfish
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