Borbely Surname

109,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Borbely Surname User-submission:

The name means 'barber' in Hungarian.

Borbely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,7791:7,225954
United States4911:738,20657,824
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Austria1231:69,23110,618
Hungary1101:89,2398,806
France971:684,77087,242
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
England701:795,97243,050
Slovakia651:82,09915,886
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Australia381:710,41347,396
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Borbély (11,037) are calculated separately.

Borbely Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name means 'barber' in Hungarian.

- szofia

Borbely Last Name Facts

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

Borbely is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Borbély. For other potential spellings of Borbely click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borbely? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,266th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,710,692 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Borbely are found; 70 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Borbely is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 2,779 people, or 1 in 7,225. In Romania it is most numerous in: Mureș County, where 29 percent are found, Harghita County, where 21 percent are found and Cluj County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Romania it exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Borbely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Borbely are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Borbely earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borbély9511,037/
Borbeley931/
Borbelj86430/
Barbely8687/
Borbeli8681/
Borbela8663/
Borbily861/
Burbely861/
Barbelya8010/
Borbélyi802/
Barbelay801/
Burbela711,049/
Barbély7180/
Barbeli7172/
Barbela7163/
Barbele718/
Barbelj715/
Borbila714/
Barbeler67317/
Barbelet67207/
Bormpeli6722/
Barbelio675/
Barbiele674/
Bourbila673/
Barbieli672/
Barbelis672/
Barbelha671/
Borbilio671/
Bourbili671/
Barbelia671/
Barbeles671/
Barbeile671/
Barbiela671/

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