Borja Surname
Approximately 159,582 people bear this surname
Borja Surname User-submission:
Alborgy/Elborgy (Egyptian variant) is derived from the name of the Spanish city, Borja, named after the Arabic word, borj, meaning 'tower'.
Borja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 54,323 | 1:1,864 | 123 |
| Colombia | 24,990 | 1:1,912 | 380 |
| Ecuador | 15,361 | 1:1,035 | 172 |
| Mexico | 13,600 | 1:9,127 | 972 |
| Spain | 11,129 | 1:4,201 | 516 |
| Peru | 9,098 | 1:3,494 | 575 |
| United States | 7,114 | 1:50,950 | 6,148 |
| Guatemala | 3,789 | 1:4,245 | 617 |
| Paraguay | 3,782 | 1:1,913 | 295 |
| El Salvador | 2,755 | 1:2,303 | 365 |
| Argentina | 2,358 | 1:18,127 | 1,552 |
| Bolivia | 1,926 | 1:5,512 | 747 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,312 | 1:23,518 | 3,324 |
| Brazil | 1,302 | 1:164,420 | 6,345 |
| Guam | 1,083 | 1:148 | 10 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 862 | 1:63 | 9 |
| Venezuela | 793 | 1:38,088 | 2,127 |
| France | 614 | 1:108,180 | 16,070 |
| Canada | 369 | 1:99,853 | 10,844 |
| Thailand | 262 | 1:269,612 | 46,277 |
| Chile | 250 | 1:70,466 | 2,895 |
| Portugal | 236 | 1:44,145 | 2,563 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Taiwan | 97 | 1:241,698 | 2,016 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 91 | 1:1,950 | 234 |
| Panama | 90 | 1:43,470 | 2,227 |
| Iran | 77 | 1:997,176 | 46,104 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Brunei | 49 | 1:8,546 | 1,114 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:68,767 | 6,014 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Cuba | 14 | 1:823,051 | 6,140 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 1:176,547 | 4,737 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
Borja (35,108) may also be a first name.
Borja Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Alborgy/Elborgy (Egyptian variant) is derived from the name of the Spanish city, Borja, named after the Arabic word, borj, meaning 'tower'.
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Borja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Borja (Arabic: بورجا, Hindi: बोरजा, Oriya: ବଜ) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Borja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,512th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,666 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Borja reside; 37 percent reside in South America and 34 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 24,676th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 35,108 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 54,323 people, or 1 in 1,864. In The Philippines it is most common in: National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 16 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 13 percent are found. Not including The Philippines Borja occurs in 96 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 16 percent are found and Ecuador, where 10 percent are found.
Borja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Borja last name are 41.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.15% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Borja earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning 321,412 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,516 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $19,582,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,060 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Borja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Borja in the Hindi language | ||
| बोरजा | boraja | - |
| Borja in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଜ | baja | - |
| Borja in the Arabic language | ||
| بورجا | bwrja | - |
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