Borg Surname

10,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Borg Surname Definition:

(Swedish, Norwegian, German) Dweller in, or near, a fortified castle; one who came from Borg (stronghold), the name of several places in Germany.

Borg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta14,7111:291
Australia7,8551:3,437484
Sweden7,8301:1,258107
United States6,9881:51,8696,246
France3,0451:21,8142,541
England2,1201:26,2823,592
Denmark1,8581:3,038256
Egypt1,6171:56,8565,426
Canada1,4281:25,8023,465
Germany1,2241:65,7728,421
Netherlands8671:19,4783,061
Norway8261:6,226630
Finland5711:9,6261,508
Yemen3311:79,8355,319
Brazil1611:1,329,65445,311
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Russia1451:993,95276,823
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Italy771:794,24363,344
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Wales691:44,8484,288
Gibraltar671:50759
Poland631:603,31354,622
Spain621:754,06531,946
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Belgium481:239,51329,891
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Austria461:185,11823,639
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Chile281:629,16015,000
Greenland281:2,014243
Faroe Islands271:1,815212
Libya251:249,7591,033
Cyprus241:36,8704,052
Iceland231:16,5261,395
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
India161:47,941,586492,263
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
China101:136,732,1577,199
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Oman61:614,6626,082
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Norfolk Island51:459108
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Panama41:978,06412,245
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

The alternate forms: Börg (29) are calculated separately.

Borg (174) may also be a first name.

Borg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish, Norwegian, German) Dweller in, or near, a fortified castle; one who came from Borg (stronghold), the name of several places in Germany.

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

Borg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borg (Russian: Борг) occurs in Malta more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Börg. Click here to see other possible spellings of Borg.

How Common Is The Last Name Borg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,575th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 137,216 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Borg live; 28 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 692,220th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 174 people.

It is the most frequently occurring surname in one country:Malta, where 28 percent are found. It is most commonly held in Malta, where it is borne by 14,711 people, or 1 in 29. Apart from Malta this last name occurs in 112 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Sweden, where 15 percent are found.

Borg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Borg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borg last name rose 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 8,480 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 6,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Borg last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Borg surname are 7.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Borg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 95.1% more than the national average, earning €58,589 per year; in Norway they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning 362,043 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 200.63% more than the national average, earning R 714,408 per year; in United States they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $48,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.32% more than the national average, earning $60,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Börg9229/
Bourg898,069/
Borgs89986/
Borgh89753/
Borgt8977/
Borgå8922/
Åborg8921/
Boerg8916/
Borgø896/
Boorg896/
Buorg894/
Borgg892/
Borrg891/
Bhorg891/
Borgz891/
Borzg891/
Borgk890/
Borgue80131/
Bourzg8092/
Borgås8084/
Borgsø8076/
Bourgh8026/
Bhorgc805/
Bourgs802/
Bourgt802/
Borggs801/
Borzgh801/
Borhgs801/
Håborg801/
Borgtt800/
Berg75201,618/
Bork7517,628/
Burg7515,828/
Barg755,369/
Borc75185/
Worg75157/
Bürg75151/
Bärg7589/
Vorg7516/
Borq759/
Borx751/
Bourgue73931/
Borgova7314/
Borgsås739/
Borgová737/
Boorgue731/
Åberg6711,036/
Bergh6710,728/
Borck673,424/
Bargh671,498/
Baerg671,455/
Borke671,033/
Burgh67785/
Bergk67735/
Bourk67468/
Burgs67400/
Burgt67318/
Øberg67255/
Boork67100/
Bharg6757/
Borks6756/
Borkh6750/
Bergg6746/
Worgs6742/
Bourc6736/
Bergø6736/
Beurg6732/
Bargz6726/
Burgk6722/
Worgt6719/
Bohrk6716/
Bergå6715/
Bargs6715/
Bärgh6712/
Vorgt678/
Æberg677/
Borkø676/
Beerg675/
Bourq675/
Burgì674/
Vuorg673/
Hberg673/
Bourgque673/
Baurg672/
Bargg672/
Barrg672/
Burcg672/
Uorgh671/
Bürgő671/
Barzg671/
Worgh671/
Basrg671/
Hworg671/
Berrg671/
Vorgs671/
Burrg671/
Boerk670/
Bgork670/
Burgg670/
Boirc670/

Borg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Borg in the Russian language
Боргborg-

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Borg Reference & Research

Borg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Borg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Borg
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