Borge Surname
Approximately 27,276 people bear this surname
Borge 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.
Borge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,485 | 1:102,480 | 6,720 |
| Nicaragua | 6,173 | 1:975 | 204 |
| Angola | 2,958 | 1:9,124 | 1,120 |
| Brazil | 2,797 | 1:76,537 | 2,868 |
| Norway | 2,445 | 1:2,103 | 174 |
| United States | 1,570 | 1:230,866 | 22,231 |
| Spain | 1,035 | 1:45,171 | 4,283 |
| Costa Rica | 558 | 1:8,566 | 476 |
| Argentina | 330 | 1:129,525 | 10,974 |
| Cuba | 235 | 1:49,033 | 2,024 |
| France | 195 | 1:340,629 | 51,332 |
| Venezuela | 178 | 1:169,686 | 4,983 |
| Colombia | 151 | 1:316,385 | 5,867 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Italy | 129 | 1:474,083 | 49,291 |
| Gibraltar | 98 | 1:346 | 24 |
| Mexico | 85 | 1:1,460,308 | 15,990 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| Guatemala | 74 | 1:217,333 | 3,956 |
| Denmark | 70 | 1:80,639 | 7,855 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Wales | 42 | 1:73,679 | 6,340 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Honduras | 20 | 1:440,822 | 3,218 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 10 | 1:17,742 | 994 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 147 | 1:341,624 | 26,307 |
The alternate forms: Borgé (11), Börge (4) & Borgè (1) are calculated separately.
Borge (570) may also be a first name.
Borge 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.
Borge Demographics
Average Male Borge Height
175.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Borge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Borge (Marathi: बोरगे, Russian: Борге) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Borgé, Börge or Borgè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Borge? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,059th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 267,178 people. Borge occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Borge are found; 27 percent are found in South Asia and 27 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 351,242nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 570 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 7,485 people, or 1 in 102,480. In India Borge is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent live, Telangana, where 1 percent live and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 0 percent live. Other than India this surname is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Nicaragua, where 23 percent live and Angola, where 11 percent live.
Borge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Borge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borge surname increased 1,068 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 829 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Borge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Borge last name are 5.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.1% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Borge earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning 358,660 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $24,101,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.73% less than the national average, earning $38,389 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Borge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Borge in the Marathi language | ||
| बोरगे | borage | 77.59 |
| बोग | boga | 21.36 |
| बोगे | boge | 0.09 |
| बारेगे | barege | 0.07 |
| बोरणे | borane | 0.04 |
| बॉग | boga | 0.04 |
| बोग़ | boga | 0.02 |
| बोटगे | botage | 0.02 |
| गोरगे | gorage | 0.02 |
| Borge in the Russian language | ||
| Борге | borge | - |
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Borge 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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