Borcherds Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Borcherds Surname Definition:

“Strong Castle”. Variation on German Burghardt.

Borcherds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6921:78,2919,706
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England261:2,143,00282,017
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Borcherds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Strong Castle”. Variation on German Burghardt.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Borcherds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borcherds is found most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borcherds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 441,818th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,415,434 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Borcherds live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 692 people, or 1 in 78,291. In South Africa Borcherds is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Borcherds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Borcherds are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Borcherds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning R 293,316 per year; in United States they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $32,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning $64,352 CAD per year.

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