Borchers Surname
Approximately 15,343 people bear this surname
Borchers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,921 | 1:8,115 | 1,006 |
| United States | 4,426 | 1:81,893 | 9,311 |
| Australia | 215 | 1:125,561 | 13,746 |
| South Africa | 157 | 1:345,081 | 31,817 |
| Netherlands | 144 | 1:117,272 | 18,528 |
| Brazil | 99 | 1:2,162,367 | 67,701 |
| Denmark | 83 | 1:68,009 | 6,785 |
| Chile | 43 | 1:409,685 | 11,039 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 327 | 1:153,574 | 14,178 |
The alternate forms: Börchers (295) are calculated separately.
Borchers Demographics
Borchers Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Borchers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borchers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Borchers is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Börchers. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Borchers? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 34,527th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 474,975 people. The last name Borchers occurs predominantly 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 commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 9,921 people, or 1 in 8,115. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Borchers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Borchers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borchers surname increased 1,354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Borchers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Borchers last name is primarily Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Borchers last name are 20.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.09% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Börchers | 96 | 295 | / |
| Boerchers | 94 | 38 | / |
| Borzchers | 94 | 1 | / |
| Borchesrs | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bortchers | 94 | 1 | / |
| Borschers | 94 | 0 | / |
| Boorchers | 94 | 0 | / |
| Borhers | 93 | 10 | / |
| Barchers | 88 | 145 | / |
| Burchers | 88 | 47 | / |
| Bourhers | 88 | 2 | / |
| Berchers | 88 | 1 | / |
| Borchars | 88 | 0 | / |
| Borckers | 88 | 0 | / |
| Barcheers | 82 | 129 | / |
| Burchears | 82 | 1 | / |
| Borshears | 82 | 0 | / |
| Borgers | 80 | 3,523 | / |
| Borkers | 80 | 12 | / |
| Vorhers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Burhers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Borsers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baarschers | 78 | 46 | / |
| Bartcheers | 78 | 1 | / |
| Borgerås | 75 | 14 | / |
| Voorhers | 75 | 2 | / |
| Barshears | 71 | 3 | / |
| Voorheers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Barkherst | 71 | 0 | / |
| Barkherrs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Burgers | 67 | 5,851 | / |
| Börgers | 67 | 446 | / |
| Bürgers | 67 | 305 | / |
| Barkers | 67 | 200 | / |
| Vorgers | 67 | 166 | / |
| Bargers | 67 | 32 | / |
| Barjers | 67 | 3 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Borchers
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