Borkum Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Borkum Surname Definition:

Place name. Island in the North Sea of Germany.

Borkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
England121:4,643,172139,951
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Borkum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name. Island in the North Sea of Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Borkum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borkum is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkum? popularity and diffusion

Borkum is the 1,620,164th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Borkum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Borkum reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Borkum is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Borkum is most common in: California, where 51 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 21 percent are found and New York, where 18 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

Borkum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Borkum surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Borkum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 198.75% more than the national average, earning R 709,932 per year and in United States they earn 47.95% more than the national average, earning $63,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borkhum9210/
Borkeum922/
Bourkum921/
Borkun83372/
Burkum83203/
Workum83188/
Barkum83170/
Berkum83138/
Borkom833/
Borcum831/
Bourkhoum804/
Barkume77139/
Barkoum7718/
Workoum7712/
Berckum776/
Burkume774/
Borkhom772/
Borkcom771/
Bourkun771/
Bourkom771/
Borkoun771/
Barkkume7136/
Barkhoum712/
Bourkuin711/
Berkhoum710/
Barkun67528/
Borkunova67257/
Vorkun67222/
Borkon67128/
Warkum6791/
Burkom6785/
Barcum6746/
Burcum6741/
Bercum6724/
Barkom676/
Borcumova671/
Worcum671/
Borcun671/
Borcuń671/
Borcom670/

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