Boran Forename
Approximately 19,554 people bear this name
Boran Forename User-submission:
The name Bora, Boran, or Borak derives from the word bora, which means 'hurricane' or 'strong wind' in Turkish. Its name derives from the Greek mythological figure of Boreas (Βορέας), the North Wind. Bora is also a Korean female given name.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 15,748 | 1:86,745 | 10,456 |
| Cambodia | 69% | 969 | 1:16,794 | 1,670 |
| Turkey | 95% | 819 | 1:94,996 | 3,102 |
| India | 69% | 723 | 1:1,680,329 | 92,968 |
| Azerbaijan | 69% | 165 | 1:58,442 | 3,379 |
| Indonesia | - | 133 | 1:1,939,576 | 100,489 |
| Iran | 80% | 130 | 1:603,822 | 6,611 |
| Croatia | 70% | 108 | 1:39,047 | 1,532 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84% | 94 | 1:37,494 | 2,083 |
| Egypt | 100% | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| United States | - | 84 | 1:4,315,916 | 56,448 |
| Serbia | 67% | 54 | 1:132,328 | 3,082 |
| Pakistan | 69% | 51 | 1:3,810,935 | 40,571 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 48 | 1:495,202 | 27,983 |
| Kazakhstan | 92% | 41 | 1:432,850 | 6,829 |
| Thailand | 92% | 36 | 1:1,946,273 | 55,044 |
| Northern Cyprus | 92% | 27 | 1:11,783 | 1,271 |
| Netherlands | 97% | 19 | 1:889,583 | 16,206 |
| Canada | 100% | 18 | 1:1,840,743 | 28,401 |
| Russia | 90% | 16 | 1:9,014,606 | 35,676 |
| Germany | 100% | 16 | 1:6,042,367 | 23,110 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 15 | 1:466,026 | 7,553 |
| England | 79% | 13 | 1:4,277,148 | 41,317 |
| Zambia | - | 11 | 1:1,441,345 | 17,789 |
| Philippines | 100% | 11 | 1:9,637,225 | 138,004 |
| Papua New Guinea | 78% | 10 | 1:815,231 | 57,976 |
| Switzerland | 50% | 10 | 1:821,350 | 10,525 |
| Sweden | 75% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 8 | 1:307,345 | 4,581 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Albania | 100% | 7 | 1:435,224 | 16,450 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Kosovo | - | 4 | 1:465,360 | 11,976 |
| Jordan | - | 4 | 1:2,206,694 | 7,695 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 3 | 1:211,525 | 3,416 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Italy | 85% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
Boran (20,673) may also be a surname.
Boran Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Bora, Boran, or Borak derives from the word bora, which means 'hurricane' or 'strong wind' in Turkish. Its name derives from the Greek mythological figure of Boreas (Βορέας), the North Wind. Bora is also a Korean female given name. Unlike most Korean given names, which are composed of two single-syllable Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja, Bora is an indigenous Korean name, a single two-syllable word, meaning 'purple'.
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Boran Demographics
Average Boran Salary in
United States
$43,262 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
Boran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boran in the Russian language | ||
| Боран | boran | - |
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