Borkor Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Borkor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borkor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Liberia501:88,1717,231
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Borkor (23) may also be a first name.

Borkor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borkor is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 350,471st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. Borkor is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Borkor live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Borkor is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The last name Borkor is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 970 people, or 1 in 27,856. Excluding Ghana Borkor occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borkour921/
Borkhort860/
Borkar83110,013/
Barkor83157/
Berkor832/
Borcor831/
Vorkor831/
Bhorkar771,272/
Borkurt7756/
Vorkhor7733/
Borkare7718/
Borgkar7710/
Borkart774/
Borkhar774/
Borkard774/
Bourkar773/
Borkarr772/
Borkure772/
Burkord772/
Borkatr772/
Burkort771/
Boerkar771/
Boorkar771/
Borkkar771/
Borkasr771/
Barkort770/
Bhoirkar71514/
Borkhart7151/
Bourkard7133/
Burkhour7131/
Borkardt7117/
Barkhour717/
Bhoerkar717/
Bohrkhar711/
Bhourkar711/
Bhosrkar711/
Beerkoor711/
Borckare711/
Borckart711/
Borkharr710/
Bohrkarz710/
Borcourt710/
Barkar673,736/
Barkur67193/
Berkar67168/
Burkar67110/
Borcar6789/
Borckardt6767/
Vorkar6764/
Bourgkard6729/
Borkarova677/
Bhoirekar676/
Borqar674/
Bourkardt674/
Burkur672/
Butrkhotr672/
Barkár671/
Bourkhard671/
Borkhartd671/
Borckhard671/
Bhoyrekar671/
Bourkhart670/

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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 Borkor
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