Borchers Surname

34,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Borchers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borchers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,9211:8,1151,006
United States4,4261:81,8939,311
Australia2151:125,56113,746
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
Netherlands1441:117,27218,528
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Chile431:409,68511,039
Canada421:877,27667,671
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Finland241:229,02918,579
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Austria161:532,21549,801
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

The alternate forms: Börchers (295) are calculated separately.

Borchers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borchers occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Börchers. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borchers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Borchers is the 34,527th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 474,975 people. Borchers is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Borchers are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 9,921 people, or 1 in 8,115. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Borchers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Borchers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borchers surname grew 1,354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Borchers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Borchers surname are 20.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Borchers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.77% more than the national average, earning R 306,012 per year; in United States they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $45,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $48,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Börchers96295/
Boerchers9438/
Borzchers941/
Borchesrs941/
Bortchers941/
Borschers940/
Boorchers940/
Borhers9310/
Barchers88145/
Burchers8847/
Bourhers882/
Berchers881/
Borchars880/
Borckers880/
Barcheers82129/
Burchears821/
Borshears820/
Borgers803,523/
Borkers8012/
Vorhers801/
Burhers800/
Borsers800/
Baarschers7846/
Bartcheers781/
Borgerås7514/
Voorhers752/
Barshears713/
Voorheers712/
Barkherst710/
Barkherrs710/
Burgers675,851/
Börgers67446/
Bürgers67305/
Barkers67200/
Vorgers67166/
Bargers6732/
Barjers673/

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Footnotes

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