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 Bora Salary in
United States
$45,681 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bora (Bengali: বোরা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻩ, Hindi: बोरा, Marathi: बोरा, Oriya: େବାରା, Russian: Бора) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as: Bóra, Borá or Borà. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bora? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,295th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,582 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Bora are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,492nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 66,587 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 331,183 people, or 1 in 2,316. In India Bora is most prevalent in: Assam, where 88 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found and Uttarkhand, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 122 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Turkey, where 4 percent are found.
Bora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bora last name expanded 1,264 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 4,560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bora surname 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 Democrats than the national average, with 51.69% being registered to vote for 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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