Borchert Surname

26,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Borchert Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Burghard (castle, strong).

Borchert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,6381:5,148616
United States3,4681:104,51511,495
Brazil2451:873,77331,471
Poland2161:175,96624,252
Netherlands1531:110,37417,676
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Denmark1021:55,3405,666
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Argentina541:791,54552,685
England451:1,238,17956,985
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Austria241:354,81038,119
Sweden241:410,28229,154
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Chile221:800,74917,445
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

Borchert (56) may also be a first name.

Borchert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Burghard (castle, strong).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Borchert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borchert is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Borchert.

How Common Is The Last Name Borchert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,349th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 356,900 people. The surname Borchert occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Borchert are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 56 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 15,638 people, or 1 in 5,148. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Borchert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Borchert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borchert surname expanded 1,104 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borchert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Borchert last name are 15.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Borchert earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.9% more than the national average, earning R 553,464 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $45,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% more than the national average, earning $52,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borcherdt94301/
Borcherts9476/
Borschert9434/
Bourchert9422/
Borchaert941/
Borchhert941/
Borchertt941/
Borcher93573/
Borhert936/
Borcert930/
Bourschert891/
Burchert881,441/
Borchart88485/
Berchert8852/
Bourcher8820/
Borherts8819/
Borscher8817/
Borkhert8814/
Borcherd8812/
Barchert8810/
Borchear885/
Borherte884/
Borckert884/
Borchier883/
Vorchert881/
Borchirt881/
Borchort881/
Borher86398/
Borcer8610/
Borchertová843/
Borchardt8218,481/
Bourchier82848/
Borcherds82774/
Borchartt82451/
Borcharth828/
Borchartd823/
Borchordt822/
Borschier822/
Burcherdt821/
Bourchart821/
Burcheart820/
Boorheart820/
Borgert802,849/
Borkert80446/
Borrher80152/
Borhere8082/
Barcher8054/
Borsher8010/
Boorher803/
Borherd802/
Bourher801/
Burhert800/
Borchhardt78249/
Borchardtt786/
Borchardth784/
Bourchardt783/
Bordcherds782/
Borkheartt781/
Borchaardt781/
Borcharrdt781/
Borchard752,944/
Barckert7594/
Borgerth7566/
Burkhert7540/
Berchart7512/
Borgerdt756/
Barchere752/
Barchart752/
Botrkert751/
Burheart751/
Burcherd751/
Bourgert751/
Bortsert751/
Borgerte751/
Borzkert751/
Barchier751/
Buorkert751/
Barscher750/
Bercherd750/
Barshert750/
Borchair750/
Vorchirt750/
Borshear750/
Borger718,796/
Borser71131/
Burkheart71116/
Vorher7174/
Barher7136/
Borzer7136/
Barcer7113/
Barchardt7112/
Burkherdt712/
Barkheart711/
Berchardt711/
Borchardd711/
Borjer711/
Barchartt711/
Barchyret711/
Burchierd710/
Bourgerth710/
Burkhertt710/
Barkherdt710/
Burgert672,751/
Bourger67684/
Barkert67245/
Vorherr6798/
Vorgert6765/
Borsier6759/
Bargert6753/
Barsher6727/
Varcher6723/
Borkerd6721/
Borgerd6720/
Borgere6710/
Borrger677/
Barchir675/
Bordger673/
Warhert672/
Burkheardt672/
Borkertová671/
Borshre671/
Vorheer671/
Vorheir671/
Bürgert671/
Bourser671/
Borgier671/
Borszer671/
Barcerz671/
Barhere671/
Barheer671/
Bortger670/
Barkher670/
Bosrger670/
Borrser670/
Barceer670/
Boorser670/

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