Borkes Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Borkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2391:336,84333,164
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Borkés (2) are calculated separately.

Borkes Last Name Facts

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

Borkes (Russian: Боркес) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Borkés. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 687,524th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Borkes live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Borkes is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 336,843. In Germany Borkes is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent live, Bavaria, where 4 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 16 percent live.

Borkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Borkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Borkes surname grew 1,271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Borkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Borkes are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.27% being registered with the political party.

Borkes earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.85% more than the national average, earning $56,459 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borkés942/
Borkesz9233/
Borkhes9212/
Borkets927/
Bourkes923/
Boorkes921/
Burkes834,736/
Berkes834,537/
Borces831,220/
Barkes83954/
Borkys8313/
Borkis835/
Vorkes831/
Borkesová8016/
Borkesova805/
Borches77923/
Borques77372/
Barkess77292/
Buurkes77121/
Berckes7796/
Berkesh7741/
Burckes7723/
Burkesh7723/
Burkies7720/
Barkies775/
Berkhes773/
Berkesz772/
Vorkhes772/
Barkesh772/
Berkies771/
Bources771/
Borcess771/
Burkest771/
Bourkis771/
Burkhes771/
Burkess771/
Burkees771/
Burkets770/
Vorkess770/
Buirkes770/
Berkees770/
Voorkes770/
Borkeszová753/
Bourkhis71369/
Borkhuis71155/
Berkesch7155/
Borgches7129/
Beerkesh7121/
Boorques7116/
Bourques7114/
Bourgkis714/
Bourkais711/
Bhorques711/
Berckess711/
Barkkees711/
Barkeesh711/
Borchess711/
Burkheis710/
Voorkees710/
Borcheis710/
Voorkess710/
Berkis67680/
Berkeš67435/
Barkis67198/
Bourkhiss67182/
Barces6793/
Burkis6764/
Burces6764/
Vurkes6754/
Berkez6750/
Burkys679/
Borkésová676/
Burkquest675/
Burkez674/
Barkez673/
Borcis673/
Borkquist672/
Vorkis671/
Borqez671/
Bhorkquez671/
Bourkhais671/
Borcez671/
Berkeś671/
Berkès671/
Berkés671/
Borgquest670/
Bourquess670/

Borkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Borkes in the Russian language
Боркесborkes-

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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 Borkes
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