Bora Surname
Approximately 414,482 people bear this surname
Bora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 331,183 | 1:2,316 | 239 |
| DR Congo | 30,031 | 1:2,460 | 253 |
| Turkey | 17,714 | 1:4,393 | 630 |
| Indonesia | 5,601 | 1:23,612 | 2,843 |
| Ivory Coast | 4,571 | 1:5,047 | 458 |
| Rwanda | 4,031 | 1:2,819 | 692 |
| Romania | 3,842 | 1:5,226 | 703 |
| Kenya | 1,816 | 1:25,429 | 2,856 |
| Iraq | 1,672 | 1:20,946 | 1,193 |
| Tanzania | 1,473 | 1:35,941 | 4,197 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Brazil | 1,280 | 1:167,246 | 6,447 |
| Philippines | 1,015 | 1:99,742 | 17,403 |
| United States | 986 | 1:367,605 | 32,648 |
| Italy | 788 | 1:77,610 | 13,591 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| United Arab Emirates | 403 | 1:22,735 | 2,593 |
| Papua New Guinea | 377 | 1:21,628 | 2,319 |
| Cambodia | 373 | 1:41,520 | 1,718 |
| Hungary | 343 | 1:28,619 | 3,156 |
| Germany | 230 | 1:350,024 | 33,964 |
| England | 228 | 1:244,377 | 19,942 |
| Yemen | 220 | 1:120,115 | 6,642 |
| Greece | 206 | 1:53,785 | 8,913 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Poland | 198 | 1:191,963 | 25,943 |
| Argentina | 196 | 1:218,079 | 17,960 |
| Albania | 192 | 1:15,177 | 2,719 |
| Thailand | 188 | 1:375,736 | 65,946 |
| Spain | 146 | 1:320,219 | 18,882 |
| Russia | 144 | 1:1,000,855 | 77,167 |
| Pakistan | 136 | 1:1,313,558 | 15,128 |
| Senegal | 133 | 1:109,619 | 1,087 |
| Nepal | 126 | 1:226,039 | 3,110 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| Northern Cyprus | 119 | 1:2,681 | 371 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Afghanistan | 113 | 1:284,541 | 4,597 |
| Ukraine | 95 | 1:479,186 | 55,632 |
| Congo | 84 | 1:59,394 | 5,297 |
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| South Korea | 25 | 1:2,049,610 | 459 |
| Colombia | 23 | 1:2,077,134 | 12,400 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Latvia | 10 | 1:205,005 | 22,061 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
The alternate forms: Bóra (64), Borá (3) & Borà (1) are calculated separately.
Bora (66,587) may also be a first name.
Bora Demographics
Average Male Bora Height
172.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bora (Bengali: বোরা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻩ, Hindi: बोरा, Marathi: बोरा, Oriya: େବାରା, Russian: Бора) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Bóra, Borá or Borà. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bora? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bora is the 1,295th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,582 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Bora live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,492nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 66,587 people.
The surname Bora is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 331,183 people, or 1 in 2,316. In India Bora is most common in: Assam, where 88 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found and Uttarkhand, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India Bora exists in 122 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Turkey, where 4 percent are found.
Bora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bora last name increased 1,264 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Muslim (56%) in Kenya, Sunni (63%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Bora last name are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.69% registered with the political party.
The amount Bora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning €28,853 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.38% less than the national average, earning R 158,304 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.57% less than the national average, earning $15,308,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.85% more than the national average, earning $58,056 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bora in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻩ | brh | - |
| Bora in the Marathi language | ||
| बोरा | bora | 99.74 |
| बोर | bora | 0.1 |
| बोरा़ | bora | 0.01 |
| ़बोरा | bora | 0.01 |
| Bora in the Hindi language | ||
| बोरा | bora | 96.96 |
| सिंह | sinha | 2.6 |
| बौरा | baura | 0.11 |
| वोरा | vora | 0.08 |
| वौरा | vaura | 0.02 |
| बोरा़ | bora | 0.02 |
| राज | raja | 0.02 |
| बेारा | beara | 0.02 |
| बोेरा | boera | 0.02 |
| Bora in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାରା | ebara | 95.07 |
| ରାଓ | ra'o | 1.41 |
| ବରା | bara | 0.7 |
| ଭର | bhara | 0.23 |
| େବରା | ebara | 0.23 |
| ରାଜା | raja | 0.23 |
| ରାମା | rama | 0.23 |
| ରାମ | rama | 0.23 |
| େବାର | ebara | 0.23 |
| Bora in the Bengali language | ||
| বোরা | bora | 40 |
| বরা | bara | 40 |
| ভোরা | bhora | 20 |
| Bora in the Russian language | ||
| Бора | bora | - |
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Footnotes
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