Family name Both (Botha 
, Both 
, Bothe ) , throughout the world, is a widespread surname. The cognomen Both is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is a common surname, Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, and Botswana (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in South Africa, Germany, and India. Very seldom, Both is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Botha | Brazil, Zambia, South Africa, India, Germany |
| Both, Bothe | Brazil, United States, South Africa, India, Germany |
| Бот | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus |
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john both de bajna Hungarian noble, HR (b. 1450) |
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pieter both Dutch colonial governor, NL (b. 1568) |
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jan both painter from the Northern Netherlands (1618–1652), NL (b. 1618) |
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| dirck joriaensz. both painter and glass painter, NL (b. 1603) |
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| andries both painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612-1642), NL (b. 1612) |
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| hans ulrich von both (1635-1710) (b. 1635) |
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| johann von both (b. 1645) |
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| katharina von both (b. 1647) |
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| christian carl von both (b. 1720) |
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| christian ludewig hartwig von both 1736-1759; aus Rankendorf (b. 1736) |
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carl friedrich von both German judge, DE (b. 1789) |
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| gustav von both German officer (1772-1835), DE (b. 1772) |
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ludvig frederik both Danish writer and draughtsman, DK (b. 1823) |
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| carl von both DE (b. 1778) |
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| johanna christina von both (b. 1785) |
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