Borerwe Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Borerwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borerwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5461:28,2754,347
England231:2,422,52489,093
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Borerwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borerwe is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Borerwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borerwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Borerwe is the 543,414th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. The surname Borerwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Borerwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Borerwe is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 546 people, or 1 in 28,275. In Zimbabwe Borerwe is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 37 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 24 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Borerwe Last Name Statistics demography

Borerwe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 253.51% more than the national average, earning R 840,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bororwe8621/
Burerwe8610/
Borerwa868/
Bererwe862/
Borirwe861/
Borerwi861/
Borairwe801/
Burerwa7127/
Barerwa7113/
Bororwi719/
Berirwe713/
Borirwa711/
Barirwei678/
Barherwa671/
Barirwa572/
Burirwa572/
Mpurirwe536/
Mparirwe532/
Baryorway505/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Borerwe
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