Borkuah Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Borkuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Borkuah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2751:16,0311,669
India151:51,137,692512,385
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Borkuah (10) may also be a first name.

Borkuah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borkuah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Borkuah.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkuah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Borkuah is the 912,827th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Borkuah are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Borkuah is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 16,031. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 71 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 20 percent are found and Bomi County, where 3 percent are found. Other than Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourkoua804/
Bourkouaa751/
Borcuha716/
Barkoua714/
Berkoua712/
Borcuța711/
Vourkoua671/
Barqoua571/
Barcaua571/
Barkauoi531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Borkuah
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