Boreau Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Boreau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boreau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1661:400,13758,863
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Boreau Last Name Facts

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

Boreau has its highest incidence in France. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boreau.

How Common Is The Last Name Boreau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boreau is the 1,286,243rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Boreau occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Boreau are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Boreau is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 400,137. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 42 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 27 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.

Boreau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boreau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boreau Last Name Statistics demography

Boreau earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.27% more than the national average, earning $60,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boureau922,936/
Boireau922,856/
Borgeau923/
Boreeau921/
Borea911,663/
Bourreau864,831/
Bourgeau86703/
Bourieau86215/
Boureeau862/
Boirreau862/
Bareau83766/
Borrea83196/
Borțea83109/
Borgea8375/
Borieu8347/
Boreha8317/
Boreah8315/
Boreay839/
Boryea837/
Bhorea835/
Boreju832/
Borjea832/
Boorea831/
Boriea831/
Bourea831/
Bourrieau80110/
Barreau7712,114/
Bourgea77163/
Bourjau7740/
Bargeau7733/
Barieau7715/
Borgeia7715/
Boreaee7711/
Bourjea773/
Bouriea771/
Borayyu771/
Boreaie771/
Borgeya771/
Borja73159,582/
Barea7313,698/
Boria733,623/
Borya73584/
Boryu7317/
Borju734/
Boriu732/
Bárea731/
Bârea731/
Barrieau71683/
Bourgeay71153/
Boiregia7164/
Bourrieu7129/
Boutreaa714/
Boutréau712/
Borjeeya711/
Bouraiju711/
Boresaji711/
Boretaya711/
Boureyou711/
Borjas6734,355/
Borjie6710,756/
Borgia678,218/
Bareju672,426/
Bourja671,771/
Bouria67979/
Barrea67760/
Barjau67491/
Bhoria67387/
Borgey67265/
Borias67215/
Borius67153/
Borria6772/
Baryea6768/
Borjus6766/
Bourjault6764/
Boryah6763/
Boroiu6742/
Borzya6741/
Boroju6739/
Bareoa6736/
Boiria6733/
Bhorya6733/
Boriah6731/
Boryou6731/
Bareha6726/
Boorja6724/
Boréus6722/
Borjia6718/
Boryaz6718/
Boriye6718/
Boriou6718/
Boriat6717/
Bourya6712/
Borziu6712/
Bareah679/
Borzia679/
Bharea679/
Bariea678/
Boryus676/
Borjaz675/
Borrja673/
Borija673/
Bare'a673/
Borjat673/
Borjui673/
Bargea672/
Boorya672/
Bourgeoia672/
Boriey672/
Boriha672/
Borjee672/
Bórrea672/
Borjai672/
Bosria672/
Bareea672/
Boryae672/
Buoria671/
Boryas671/
Boryat671/
Borgej671/
Borjah671/
Boruju671/
Boorju671/
Bareay671/
Bohria671/
Boryue671/
Borihu671/
Bargeu671/
Boutréaux671/
Borjej671/
Borjja671/
Borjoa671/
Boryad671/
Bahareaju671/
Bareou671/
B'Oria671/
Boroyu671/
Borhya671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boreau
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