Family name Botko (Botko 
, Ботко 
, Ботько ) , in the world, is a rare cognomen. The last name Botko is characteristic of Slovakia, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, and Croatia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Belarus, Slovakia, and Poland. Much less frequently, Botko is the forename as well as the last name.