Botnaru Surname

115,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Botnaru Surname User-submission:

The surname Botnaru comes from the Botna river, Moldova. It comes from the nickname botnari (Botnars), which was given to to the people living on the banks of this river.

Botnaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova3,2891:1,08381
Romania4091:49,0906,076
Russia1201:1,201,02587,954
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Transnistria361:13,1862,563
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Greece211:527,60966,013
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France71:9,488,960336,266
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Botnaru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Botnaru comes from the Botna river, Moldova. It comes from the nickname botnari (Botnars), which was given to to the people living on the banks of this river.

- billywgs

Botnaru Last Name Facts

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

Botnaru (Russian: Ботнару) is found most frequently in Moldova. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Botnaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Botnaru is the 115,346th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,820,066 people. The last name Botnaru occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Botnaru are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Moldova, where it is carried by 3,289 people, or 1 in 1,083. In Moldova Botnaru is mostly concentrated in: Chișinău Municipality, where 18 percent are found, Strășeni District, where 8 percent are found and Telenești District, where 7 percent are found. Not including Moldova this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Botnaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Botnaru last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Botnaru earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.59% less than the national average, earning $29,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonaru923/
Boutnarou881/
Butnaru8611,847/
Bonarou8625/
Bonareu8618/
Bongaru865/
Bonarus861/
Bonasru861/
Butnarus8091/
Bounarou801/
Bognarou801/
Bhongaru801/
Banaru77966/
Bănaru775/
Bonoru772/
Boungarou751/
Bangaru7117,535/
Bahnaru71274/
Banarus71118/
Bannaru717/
Bongoru712/
Bhanaru711/
Banarou711/
Banaaru711/
Bangaaru6752/
Bhangaru6723/
Bangarau6711/
Banarous673/
Baangaru673/
Bangarou672/
Bonnooru672/
Banaruss671/
Banairou671/
Butnăruş671/
Bangauru671/

Botnaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Botnaru in the Russian language
Ботнаруbotnaru-

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