Borbély Surname

46,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Borbély Surname User-submission:

A Hungarian occupational surname meaning 'barber'.

Borbély Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary10,1071:971100
Slovakia5281:10,1071,179
Romania2861:70,2028,386
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Borbely (4,260) are calculated separately.

Borbély Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Hungarian occupational surname meaning 'barber'.

- kalman1959

Borbély Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borbély occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Borbely. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borbély? popularity and diffusion

Borbély is the 46,943rd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 660,283 people. Borbély is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Borbély reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 10,107 people, or 1 in 971. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 14 percent live, Pest County, where 13 percent live and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 9 percent live. Not including Hungary this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent live and Romania, where 3 percent live.

Borbély Last Name Statistics demography

Borbély earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning R 271,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borbely954,260/
Borbélyi932/
Barbély8680/
Borbily861/
Borbeley801/
Borbelj71430/
Barbely7187/
Borbeli7181/
Borbela7163/
Borbila714/
Barbelya6710/
Bourbila673/
Bourbili671/
Barbelay671/
Borbilio671/

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