Bore Surname
Approximately 40,027 people bear this surname
Bore Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the boar.' Middle English bore and bor; compare Wildbore.
Robert le Boor, Fines Roll, 14 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.
Richard le Bor, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John le Bor, Wiltshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 13,875 | 1:1,223 | 131 |
| Kenya | 6,282 | 1:7,351 | 978 |
| India | 5,994 | 1:127,972 | 8,232 |
| Guinea | 5,029 | 1:2,353 | 157 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| France | 1,152 | 1:57,659 | 7,687 |
| Zimbabwe | 894 | 1:17,269 | 2,516 |
| Norway | 736 | 1:6,987 | 703 |
| Burkina Faso | 677 | 1:27,108 | 1,632 |
| Papua New Guinea | 469 | 1:17,385 | 1,754 |
| England | 440 | 1:126,632 | 12,659 |
| Indonesia | 327 | 1:404,432 | 34,231 |
| South Africa | 308 | 1:175,902 | 19,420 |
| Iran | 246 | 1:312,124 | 21,793 |
| Senegal | 196 | 1:74,384 | 938 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Ivory Coast | 182 | 1:126,765 | 6,185 |
| Philippines | 174 | 1:581,829 | 64,136 |
| Brazil | 150 | 1:1,427,162 | 48,115 |
| United States | 135 | 1:2,684,881 | 161,220 |
| Benin | 90 | 1:114,840 | 12,756 |
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Afghanistan | 74 | 1:434,502 | 5,860 |
| Liberia | 73 | 1:60,391 | 5,286 |
| Latvia | 64 | 1:32,032 | 4,894 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 202 | 1:120,670 | 11,490 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:36,475 | 1,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
The alternate forms: Boré (1,130), Böre (17), Borè (3) & Borë (1) are calculated separately.
Bore (8,286) may also be a first name.
Bore Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the boar.' Middle English bore and bor; compare Wildbore.
Robert le Boor, Fines Roll, 14 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.
Richard le Bor, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John le Bor, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Bor, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Richard le Bor, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1616. Buried — Anne Walker, servant to Henry Boare; St. James, Clerkenwell.
1800. Married — William Bore and Elizabeth Franklin: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Boar, q.v.
Bore Demographics
Average Bore Salary in
United States
$46,338 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bore (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺭﻱ, Hindi: बोरे, Marathi: बोरे, Russian: Боре) occurs in Mali more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Boré, Böre, Borè or Borë. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bore? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bore is the 13,939th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 182,066 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Bore live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Mande Africa. Bore is also the 69,484th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 8,286 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mali, where it is borne by 13,875 people, or 1 in 1,223. Not including Mali this surname is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 16 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Bore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bore has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bore surname increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (88%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Bore last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.
The amount Bore earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.21% more than the national average, earning 416,025 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.4% less than the national average, earning R 98,856 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $51,442 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bore Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bore in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺭﻱ | bwry | - |
| Bore in the Marathi language | ||
| बोरे | bore | 99.53 |
| भोरे | bhore | 0.15 |
| बोरॆ | bore | 0.08 |
| बोरा | bora | 0.08 |
| बॉरॅ | bore | 0.04 |
| बॉर | bora | 0.04 |
| बोर | bora | 0.04 |
| Bore in the Hindi language | ||
| बोरे | bore | 95.38 |
| बौरे | baure | 1.54 |
| बोड़े | bore | 1.54 |
| भोरे | bhore | 1.54 |
| Bore in the Russian language | ||
| Боре | bore | - |
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