Borkner Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Borkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Norway221:233,74025,571
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Börkner (18) are calculated separately.

Borkner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borkner is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Börkner. For other possible spellings of Borkner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Borkner is the 1,828,462nd most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Borkner are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Borkner is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 1,102,815. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 49 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Hamburg, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 22 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Borkner Last Name Statistics demography

Borkner earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning 302,118 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Börkner9518/
Boerkner931/
Borckner930/
Berkner86838/
Bürkner86567/
Burkner86108/
Borknes8615/
Barkner860/
Workner860/
Burckner8032/
Berckner8024/
Bürckner8023/
Bourkney8017/
Berknier801/
Borkgnir800/
Barckner800/
Barkne7719/
Borkni770/
Barkneh718/
Warkner717/
Bercner711/
Bourkna711/
Bourgknech711/
Burcner711/
Barknes710/
Berknir710/
Barkney710/
Bourgknecht6730/
Barkness671/
Bourknuy671/
Warckner670/
Barknecht6335/
Barkni629/
Barcne622/
Barkna621/
Borcna621/
Bourchenne591/
Barcneh5711/
Barkhni571/
Barknay570/
Barkınay5315/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Borkner
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