Both Surname
Approximately 96,419 people bear this surname
Both Surname Definition:
= Booth, q.v.
Both Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 67,638 | 1:169 | 31 |
| Germany | 6,322 | 1:12,734 | 1,648 |
| Sudan | 6,160 | 1:6,089 | 887 |
| Brazil | 2,497 | 1:85,733 | 3,222 |
| Romania | 2,240 | 1:8,963 | 1,190 |
| Netherlands | 2,039 | 1:8,282 | 1,026 |
| Pakistan | 1,730 | 1:103,262 | 3,247 |
| Kenya | 1,323 | 1:34,905 | 3,781 |
| United States | 1,238 | 1:292,778 | 27,135 |
| Hungary | 1,173 | 1:8,369 | 994 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Canada | 459 | 1:80,274 | 8,958 |
| India | 445 | 1:1,723,742 | 62,071 |
| Slovakia | 403 | 1:13,242 | 1,767 |
| Australia | 256 | 1:105,452 | 11,841 |
| Iran | 194 | 1:395,786 | 25,490 |
| France | 190 | 1:349,593 | 52,489 |
| South Africa | 183 | 1:296,053 | 28,632 |
| Switzerland | 133 | 1:61,751 | 7,653 |
| Cameroon | 129 | 1:161,001 | 17,453 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Austria | 108 | 1:78,847 | 11,877 |
| Czechia | 103 | 1:103,238 | 17,065 |
| Poland | 86 | 1:441,962 | 45,671 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Namibia | 52 | 1:46,335 | 5,885 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Luxembourg | 43 | 1:13,501 | 2,808 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Seychelles | 35 | 1:2,640 | 506 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Paraguay | 31 | 1:233,443 | 4,129 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Cambodia | 16 | 1:967,947 | 5,331 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 176 | 1:285,333 | 22,901 |
The alternate forms: Bóth (24) are calculated separately.
Both (31,573) may also be a first name.
Both Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Booth, q.v.
(English) Variants of Booth q.v.
Both: (Anglo-Saxon), a booth or wooden house. Also Celtic bodd, a settlement, as Bodmin, the monastic settlement; Freelody, and other names ending in bod and body.
Both Demographics
Average Male Both Height
177.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Both Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Both Come From? nationality or country of origin
Both (Hindi: बोथ, Marathi: बोथ, Tibetan: བོད་) is held by more people in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Bóth. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Both? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,855th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 75,582 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Both live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Both is also the 26,816th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 31,573 people.
The last name Both is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is carried by 67,638 people, or 1 in 169. Barring South Sudan this surname occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent live and Sudan, where 6 percent live.
Both Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Both has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 703 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Both Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Both surname are 22.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.32% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Both earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.9% less than the national average, earning 197,613 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning R 282,804 per year; in United States they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $47,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $52,810 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bóth | 92 | 24 | / |
| Booth | 89 | 145,391 | / |
| Bothe | 89 | 15,324 | / |
| Buoth | 89 | 6,874 | / |
| Bouth | 89 | 375 | / |
| Botch | 89 | 169 | / |
| Bhoth | 89 | 33 | / |
| Botsh | 89 | 23 | / |
| Botth | 89 | 11 | / |
| Boyth | 89 | 9 | / |
| Boths | 89 | 8 | / |
| Boith | 89 | 7 | / |
| Bosth | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bodth | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bothë | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bot | 86 | 22,803 | / |
| Boothe | 80 | 15,502 | / |
| Bojthe | 80 | 100 | / |
| Bouthe | 80 | 84 | / |
| Booths | 80 | 71 | / |
| Boithe | 80 | 42 | / |
| Boutch | 80 | 39 | / |
| Bhothe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Boythe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Boodth | 80 | 6 | / |
| Botthe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Baouth | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bhooth | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bootht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bodthe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bostch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boothz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bootth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bootch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhothd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouthz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boutth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bath | 75 | 26,235 | / |
| Bott | 75 | 25,172 | / |
| Bote | 75 | 23,100 | / |
| Bost | 75 | 12,891 | / |
| Boot | 75 | 10,686 | / |
| Boit | 75 | 7,339 | / |
| Bout | 75 | 4,813 | / |
| Buot | 75 | 4,056 | / |
| Bodh | 75 | 2,989 | / |
| Bots | 75 | 1,875 | / |
| Boyt | 75 | 1,542 | / |
| Bhot | 75 | 752 | / |
| Bodt | 75 | 492 | / |
| Boht | 75 | 145 | / |
| Bojt | 75 | 83 | / |
| Bozt | 75 | 58 | / |
| Botd | 75 | 11 | / |
| Boët | 75 | 10 | / |
| Botp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bãth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Botć | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bothová | 73 | 440 | / |
| Bhoithe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Bothova | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bootsch | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bosthph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boggith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boutsch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bathe | 67 | 10,602 | / |
| Boots | 67 | 7,749 | / |
| Botts | 67 | 6,495 | / |
| Botte | 67 | 6,414 | / |
| Bhote | 67 | 6,361 | / |
| Batch | 67 | 2,644 | / |
| Boote | 67 | 2,567 | / |
| Boite | 67 | 2,484 | / |
| Boute | 67 | 2,415 | / |
| Batth | 67 | 2,200 | / |
| Beuth | 67 | 2,002 | / |
| Batsh | 67 | 1,747 | / |
| Boyte | 67 | 1,474 | / |
| Bouts | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Baath | 67 | 1,166 | / |
| Boost | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| Bhath | 67 | 1,013 | / |
| Bhoot | 67 | 837 | / |
| Bojte | 67 | 795 | / |
| Boust | 67 | 781 | / |
| Boïte | 67 | 776 | / |
| Buote | 67 | 710 | / |
| Bohte | 67 | 484 | / |
| Bhoit | 67 | 333 | / |
| Boodt | 67 | 291 | / |
| Boudh | 67 | 263 | / |
| Boste | 67 | 261 | / |
| Boyts | 67 | 248 | / |
| Boddh | 67 | 194 | / |
| Bohut | 67 | 188 | / |
| Boutt | 67 | 174 | / |
| Hbath | 67 | 153 | / |
| Boudt | 67 | 108 | / |
| Boyst | 67 | 104 | / |
| Boits | 67 | 82 | / |
| Buott | 67 | 77 | / |
| Boott | 67 | 70 | / |
| Boist | 67 | 49 | / |
| Boodh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Boitt | 67 | 48 | / |
| Vooth | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vojth | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bohtz | 67 | 40 | / |
| Baths | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bocht | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bathh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bahth | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bouët | 67 | 28 | / |
| Boytt | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boytz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bouht | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bhodh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hbout | 67 | 10 | / |
| Botås | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhout | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ba'th | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhots | 67 | 6 | / |
| Booyt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boydh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bootd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boothová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bosst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Botteher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bosts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhott | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boîte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bostz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boytd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boithova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buotd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bottd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botthová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botës | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botgy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouthová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bathë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bootp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bostt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Batht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boydt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bohdt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boyht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boshd | 67 | 0 | / |
Both Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Both in the Hindi language | ||
| बोथ | botha | - |
| Both in the Marathi language | ||
| बोथ | botha | 84.45 |
| बोत | bota | 12.87 |
| बॉठ | botha | 2.14 |
| Both in the Tibetan language | ||
| བོད་ | bö | 80 |
| བོཏ་ | bota | 20 |
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Both Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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