Borbelj Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Borbelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borbelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3771:18,9522,190
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Borbelj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Borbelj Come From? nationality or country of origin

Borbelj is found most frequently in Serbia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borbelj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 688,723rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Borbelj live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Borbelj is most widespread in Serbia, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 18,952. In Serbia it is mostly found in: North Bačka District, where 33 percent reside, Central Banat District, where 28 percent reside and North Banat District, where 22 percent reside. Barring Serbia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borbely864,260/
Borbeli8681/
Borbela8663/
Barbelj865/
Borbeley801/
Borbély7111,037/
Burbela711,049/
Barbely7187/
Borboly7172/
Barbeli7172/
Barbela7163/
Barbele718/
Borbale717/
Borbole714/
Borbila714/
Worbele712/
Boruela711/
Bärbele711/
Borbily711/
Berbele711/
Burbely711/
Barbeler67317/
Barbelet67207/
Borboloi6724/
Bormpeli6722/
Bärbeler6717/
Barbelya6710/
Barbelio675/
Barbiele674/
Bourbila673/
Borbélyi672/
Barbelis672/
Barbieli672/
Barbeles671/
Borbilio671/
Borbalai671/
Barbaele671/
Barbeile671/
Borboley671/
Barbelia671/
Barbiela671/
Wourbele671/
Bourbili671/
Barbelay671/
Barbalaj671/
Barbelha671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Borbelj
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