Bork Surname

30,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bork Surname Definition:

(Polish) An abbreviated form of Borowski, q.v.

Bork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,6311:10,5501,324
United States4,2811:84,6679,580
Russia1,8411:78,2859,961
Denmark1,2201:4,627413
Brazil7311:292,85111,275
Poland7031:54,0668,511
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Netherlands1851:91,28215,011
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Afghanistan871:369,5775,370
England631:884,41445,970
Estonia581:22,7904,104
France461:1,443,972140,296
Nicaragua341:177,0912,402
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Norway221:233,74025,571
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Israel161:534,85239,210
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Greenland111:5,125525
Austria111:774,13064,097
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Honduras91:979,6054,574
India91:85,229,487684,495
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5661:88,7269,178

The alternate forms: Börk (431) are calculated separately.

Bork (81) may also be a first name.

Bork Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) An abbreviated form of Borowski, q.v.

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

Bork Last Name Facts

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

Bork (Russian: Борк) is most common in Germany. It can be found as: Börk. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bork? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,299th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 413,407 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Bork live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bork is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 81 people.

Bork is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 7,631 people, or 1 in 10,550. In Germany Bork is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Berlin, where 10 percent live and Hesse, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Bork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bork has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bork last name grew 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bork Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bork last name is primarily Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States Bork are 13.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bork earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning 327,074 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $47,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Börk92431/
Borck893,424/
Borke891,033/
Bourk89468/
Boork89100/
Borks8956/
Borkh8950/
Bohrk8916/
Borkø896/
Borgk890/
Bgork890/
Boerk890/
Bourke8030,821/
Bourck8056/
Borcke8049/
Bohrke8022/
Bourks8015/
Boerck808/
Boorck808/
Borkhe808/
Boorks805/
Mbourk804/
Boorke802/
Bhorke802/
Boehrk801/
Buorke801/
Borksz801/
Borg7553,110/
Berk7529,234/
Burk7527,316/
Bark758,206/
Borc75185/
Bärk7518/
Borq759/
Borx751/
Borkova731,471/
Borková731,099/
Borkowa7310/
Boorcks731/
Bourcke730/
Burke67272,754/
Barke6710,417/
Bourg678,069/
Burck671,792/
Barck671,437/
Berck671,052/
Borgs67986/
Borgh67753/
Bergk67735/
Bahrk67715/
Berkh67229/
Bárek6780/
Borgt6777/
Baark6776/
Bourková6765/
Burkh6758/
Böhrk6743/
Behrk6742/
Barkh6739/
Bourc6736/
Börck6735/
Borgå6722/
Burgk6722/
Åborg6721/
Vorck6721/
Boerg6716/
Burkt6713/
Bhark6712/
Burkø678/
Barkå678/
Bořke677/
Borgø676/
Boorg676/
Burkx676/
Borkhova675/
Bourq675/
Burkk675/
Buorg674/
Bourkova674/
Åbark673/
Baerk672/
Berkő672/
Borgg672/
Baurk671/
Bhorg671/
Burkė671/
Borrg671/
Berrk671/
Beurk671/
Barkė671/
Buirk671/
Bar'k671/
Borzg671/
Borgz671/
Boirc670/
Burrk670/
Bujrk670/

Bork Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bork in the Russian language
Боркbork-

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