Botherway Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Botherway Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Botterweg; a personal name.

Botherway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1761:25,7294,511
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Botherway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Botterweg; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Botherway Last Name Facts

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

Botherway is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Botherway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Botherway is the 1,014,722nd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name Botherway is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Botherway are found; 80 percent are found in Australasia and 80 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Botherway is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 25,729. In New Zealand Botherway is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 30 percent live, Waikato Region, where 30 percent live and Canterbury Region, where 18 percent live. Beside New Zealand this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Botherway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Botherway has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Botherway surname grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butherway8925/
Batherway890/
Butterway781/
Watherway780/
Baterwa752/
Boutervaya745/
Waterway71190/
Butterwa712/
Bouterba712/
Mpoterwa711/
Bateerwa711/
Batherby710/
Wootherby671/
Bouterbaa671/

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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 Botherway
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