Botha Surname
Approximately 177,927 people bear this surname
Botha Surname Definition:
“One who Commands”. Derived from the Frisian Botho or Bote. (Cf. “Gebood” in Afrikaans.)
Botha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 128,008 | 1:423 | 20 |
| Mozambique | 16,068 | 1:1,697 | 403 |
| Malawi | 15,972 | 1:1,072 | 88 |
| Zambia | 7,995 | 1:1,982 | 278 |
| Australia | 1,762 | 1:15,321 | 2,176 |
| England | 1,387 | 1:40,172 | 5,176 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| United States | 771 | 1:470,115 | 39,981 |
| New Zealand | 582 | 1:7,781 | 1,322 |
| Zimbabwe | 555 | 1:27,817 | 4,283 |
| India | 498 | 1:1,540,292 | 57,480 |
| Namibia | 488 | 1:4,937 | 929 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Botswana | 386 | 1:5,666 | 901 |
| Canada | 386 | 1:95,455 | 10,394 |
| Indonesia | 244 | 1:542,005 | 43,754 |
| Thailand | 197 | 1:358,570 | 62,786 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Argentina | 78 | 1:547,992 | 39,725 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:81,118 | 5,959 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Hungary | 49 | 1:200,332 | 16,931 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Lesotho | 30 | 1:67,752 | 9,213 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Ireland | 26 | 1:181,113 | 7,791 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 1:75,776 | 5,658 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Bötha (1) are calculated separately.
Botha (2,335) may also be a first name.
Botha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“One who Commands”. Derived from the Frisian Botho or Bote. (Cf. “Gebood” in Afrikaans.)
Botha Demographics
Average Male Botha Height
176.84 cm
Average Female Botha Height
163.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Botha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Botha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Botha (Hindi: बोथा, Marathi: बोथा) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bötha. Click here to see other possible spellings of Botha.
How Common Is The Last Name Botha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,168th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 40,958 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Botha reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Botha is also the 153,942nd most widespread forename world-wide, held by 2,335 people.
The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 128,008 people, or 1 in 423. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa Botha is found in 109 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 9 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.
Botha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Botha has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Botha surname rose 138,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 4,819 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Botha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Botha last name are 16.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.7% being registered with the party.
The amount Botha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.91% more than the national average, earning 494,594 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.26% more than the national average, earning R 399,852 per year; in United States they earn 23.37% more than the national average, earning $53,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $52,755 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Botha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Botha in the Hindi language | ||
| बोथा | botha | - |
| Botha in the Marathi language | ||
| बोथा | botha | 75.64 |
| बोठा | botha | 21.79 |
| बोथ | botha | 2.56 |
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