Botha Surname

3,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Botha Surname Definition:

“One who Commands”. Derived from the Frisian Botho or Bote. (Cf. “Gebood” in Afrikaans.)

Botha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa128,0081:42320
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
Malawi15,9721:1,07288
Zambia7,9951:1,982278
Australia1,7621:15,3212,176
England1,3871:40,1725,176
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
United States7711:470,11539,981
New Zealand5821:7,7811,322
Zimbabwe5551:27,8174,283
India4981:1,540,29257,480
Namibia4881:4,937929
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Botswana3861:5,666901
Canada3861:95,45510,394
Indonesia2441:542,00543,754
Thailand1971:358,57062,786
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Scotland661:81,1185,959
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Hungary491:200,33216,931
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Romania361:557,71941,269
Lesotho301:67,7529,213
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
France251:2,656,909193,074
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Norway201:257,11427,149
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Libya161:390,2481,390
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Sweden131:757,44356,422
China121:113,943,4645,994
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Wales111:281,32115,850
Austria101:851,54467,454
Israel101:855,76354,181
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Oman61:614,6626,082
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Swaziland41:324,550996
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bötha931/
Boutha91775/
Bootha91365/
Bothai91190/
Botuha91171/
Boitha9170/
Bhotha9160/
Bothoa9155/
Bostha9139/
Bothas9132/
Boytha9128/
Bottha9123/
Bothah9114/
Bothaa9112/
Boetha9111/
Bothay914/
Bothad913/
Bothat912/
Bothea912/
Bothha912/
Botoha911/
Buotha911/
Bota89143,232/
Bothast8399/
Bouthat8366/
Boithay8339/
Bouthas8334/
Bothath8332/
Bouthah8321/
Bhootha8319/
Boothaz8310/
Boothas839/
Boutaha838/
Boethai834/
Bhostha833/
Bothaya831/
Botthaa831/
Boethea831/
Boustha831/
Botheas831/
Bothuha831/
Bhothai831/
Bootaha831/
Bouthai831/
Boothai831/
Boottha831/
Bothass830/
Botta8040,955/
Boota8029,164/
Bothe8015,324/
Betha808,577/
Botea805,328/
Bouta804,624/
Botas804,618/
Batha803,548/
Boita803,020/
Botay80899/
Botho80898/
Bosta80860/
Botah80719/
Butha80696/
Boeta80615/
Botai80375/
Boteh80374/
Bhota80351/
Bothy80337/
Bothi80284/
Botoa80171/
Botaa80169/
Botau80147/
Botaș8085/
Botoh8079/
Botat8046/
Votha8042/
Boyta8042/
Botad8030/
Bohta8021/
Bojta8020/
Botaš8013/
Botaz8012/
Buota8010/
Uotha808/
Bodta807/
Bothé805/
Botih805/
Wotha803/
Botaj801/
Bothè801/
Boutouha77143/
Boutheau7783/
Bothaová776/
Bouthaya775/
Bootthai775/
Botohova772/
Bouthach771/
Botheach771/
Boothe7315,502/
Bethea7314,595/
Boztaş7310,478/
Bousta732,271/
Bottai731,662/
Boitai731,440/
Buttha73857/
Boutaa73816/
Boutat73623/
Boutas73615/
Boutta73521/
Bostad73461/
Botosh73429/
Baetha73354/
Boztas73351/
Beetha73340/
Botaya73318/
Bethay73316/
Bataha73276/
Bothos73265/
Boutih73244/
Boutaj73243/
Boztay73241/
Bouhta73221/
Bathai73205/
Bhatha73205/
Bottas73189/
Bottaa73185/
Botich73152/
Bothou73151/
Bathad73146/
Bathas73145/
Bautha73138/
Boutah73116/
Bethai73115/
Bottau73113/
Bootho73107/
Mpotha73105/
Bojthe73100/
Bootta7399/
Bhoota7398/
Bostaş7396/
Boutay7390/
Bouthe7384/
Battha7383/
Buthay7378/
Botash7375/
Buthai7370/
Bathay7369/
Bostho7367/
Boshta7366/
Bhotta7361/
Boitau7359/
Bother7356/
Bastha7354/
Bhutha7351/
Bothet7350/
Vottha7348/
Woitha7345/
Bottad7345/
Bhetha7344/
Botach7344/
Boytas7342/
Boithe7342/
Bostea7341/
Bootay7339/
Bathea7338/
Bottaz7336/
Botthy7335/
Bhothe7333/
Baatha7330/
Boothy7329/
Boethe7328/
Bethaa7326/
Bottoh7326/
Botych7325/
Boutau7322/
Bostas7322/
Bouthé7320/
Bostai7319/
Bouthy7319/
Boetta7318/
Boothi7318/
Boytap7318/
Bojtas7317/
Boythe7317/
Bouteh7317/
Vothea7317/
Bothie7316/
Botteh7316/
Botheh7316/
Bostay7315/
Baıtha7315/
Bothiy7314/
Bothee7313/
Boutga7313/
Butaha7313/
Budtha7312/
Boitta7312/
Bottay7311/
Boithi7310/
Booteh7310/
Bothge7310/
Bathau739/
Bottea738/
Bottah738/
Bojtay738/
Bathap737/
Boutai737/
Boutoa737/
Bothes736/
Boztai736/
Bojthy736/
Bethah736/
Boitay736/
Bouthè736/
Boitas736/
Bathah736/
Bhothi735/
Botesh735/
Bothoi735/
Botthe735/
Bochta735/
Bhotay735/
Botêga735/
Boteas735/
Buthat735/
Badtha734/
Betaha734/
Bathat734/
Voutha734/
Boteat734/
Bhouta733/
Bettha733/
Bhotad733/
Bhotat733/
Bootat733/
Batoth733/
Boista733/
Botech733/
Bhotho733/
Bootaa733/
Boutaz733/
Boytat732/
Bhoita732/
Boudta732/
Botish732/
Boutea732/
Buitha732/
Boteau732/
Bothio732/
Bouthi732/
Bathoa732/
Bossta732/
Boštaj732/
Boitat732/
Bodthe732/
Bootoh732/
Buthga732/
Bothoh732/
Bhotah732/
Buteha731/
Buthea731/
Buothi731/
Botaiy731/
Bothey731/
Botthi731/
Bottih731/
Botysh731/
Boutho731/
Boytah731/
Bathaa731/
Bathha731/
Bhgota731/
Bhodta731/
Bhoeta731/
Bhosta731/
Bhotai731/
Boitea731/
Bethha731/
Bethta731/
Vootha731/
Botass731/
Botaia731/
Buthad731/
Botoch731/
Boutaà731/
Vodtha731/
Bodtah731/
Boetau731/
Bootai731/
Boohta731/
Bohteh731/
Boitaş731/
Buthaa731/
Butoha731/
Botouh731/
Bottaï731/
Bottho731/
Botèga731/
Botaid731/
Botait731/
Botheu731/
Boutad731/
Boutap731/
Bostat731/
Bostéa731/
Boztağ731/
Botaih731/
Botahu731/
Hbatha731/
Butuha731/
Bostau731/
Bothoo731/
Bohtta731/
Boodta731/
Boosta731/
Bothis730/
Bootau730/
Bohsta730/
Bouthaich71170/
Boutheaux710/
Buta67117,865/
Bata6763,744/
Bote6723,100/
Boto6719,976/
Beta6717,105/
Boti6712,165/
Vota674,031/
Bouchta673,179/
Bóta672,454/
Boutaya672,128/
Butthai671,633/
Boty671,619/
Boutaud671,275/
Wota671,147/
Boustta67975/
Bouthot67520/
Boothey67428/
Boother67323/
Bhathad67288/
Bouttaz67286/
Bouther67268/
Botteau67250/
Bostaph67239/
Boistay67239/
Bouthet67201/
Boutass67172/
Budthap67148/
Bottais67120/
Boitaud67104/
Botă6799/
Boutaut6793/
Batheas6780/
Bosteau6771/
Boutich6768/
Bottass6760/
Uota6756/
Bottaia6755/
Bostich6752/
Bhautha6749/
Buthaud6745/
Būta6739/
Boottho6739/
Bathaus6736/
Butheau6735/
Betahai6734/
Bhattha6731/
Vouthas6730/
Botaish6729/
Boťa6728/
Boitosh6725/
Bathaya6723/
Boggita6722/
Boté6722/
Bosstad6721/
Boothes6720/
Bhoithe6720/
Boteach6718/
Boitaux6718/
Bouthez6716/
Bhuttha6716/
Batahai6715/
Botesch6715/
Bhathay6715/
Botther6715/
Boustas6715/
Bosthys6714/
Bhathai6713/
Bottash6712/
Boussta6712/
Botteas6711/
Bottich6710/
Botí6710/
Bouthit679/
Bouhtat679/
Batahah679/
Bhoitai678/
Bouthou678/
Beethaa677/
Bhastha677/
Boustoh677/
Beethai677/
Boothie676/
Bhotooa675/
Buithap675/
Boutaja674/
Bhoitay674/
Bathadh674/
Battaha674/
Boutech674/
Boutais674/
Butthat674/
Bouthie674/
Bettaha674/
Booshta674/
Bahthay674/
Bouttah673/
Boitatt673/
Bateeha673/
Boyther673/
Beethea673/
Bhuthad673/
Bathauz673/
Bataaha673/
Baathay673/
Botó673/
Bůta673/
Bouteih672/
Batieha672/
Bodther672/
Bhoothi672/
Baathai672/
Bahatha672/
Buttoth672/
Bostoch672/
Boodthi672/
Bêta672/
Bēta672/
Búta672/
Báta672/
Bâta672/
Boushta672/
Boutach672/
Botosch672/
Baathas672/
Bhothip672/
Buththa671/
Buostad671/
Bosteat671/
Bothest671/
Boustai671/
Boutead671/
Bouthih671/
Boytatt671/
Bootiea671/
Basthat671/
Bathaij671/
Bathaiy671/
Bathaja671/
Bathapp671/
Bathast671/
Bashtha671/
Bhutaha671/
Bhuthay671/
Boistad671/
Boitich671/
Bojstad671/
Bethaih671/
Bhathha671/
B'Outta671/
Baadtha671/
Vouthea671/
Boutaia671/
Boustah671/
Voiteha671/
Woitaha671/
Boostai671/
Boostay671/
Boothee671/
Bootheh671/
Boothoo671/
Boistau671/
Buthaja671/
Böta671/
Bouchthaus671/
Bottaja671/
Bottaux671/
Bottazz671/
Botahie671/
Boustih671/
Boutaux671/
Bouteas671/
Boutouh671/
Bouttai671/
Bouttaj671/
Bouttau671/
Boujtap671/
Boujtoh671/
Bostach671/
Bostaud671/
Bosther671/
Bostouh671/
Boztass671/
Betthai671/
Bhootah671/
Bhoitau671/
Bhathah671/
Bhathas671/
Batthai671/
Batehha671/
Bhootho671/
Boshtay671/
Bathoha671/
Bouythi671/
Bouterh671/
Boutaas671/
Bothuis671/
Bouhtta671/
Bauthat671/
Bouttay671/
Bouttho671/
Boodtho671/
Bouthed671/
Bouthes671/
Bouthip671/
Boutieh671/
Bootaaa671/
Bootead671/
Booteat671/
Bootthi671/
Bothher671/
Botj671/
Budthai671/
Bostead670/
Boither670/
Bathaia670/
Buthast670/
Boitach670/
Botheis670/
Bottast670/
Boustad670/
Bosteas670/
Boothty670/
Bostait670/

Botha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Botha in the Hindi language
बोथाbotha-
Botha in the Marathi language
बोथाbotha75.64
बोठाbotha21.79
बोथbotha2.56

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