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 more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Borkés. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkes? popularity and diffusion

Borkes is the 687,524th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Borkes reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 336,843. In Germany Borkes is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Other than Germany it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found.

Borkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Borkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borkes surname rose 1,271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Borkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Borkes last name are 24.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.27% registered to vote for the 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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