Bornemann Surname

49,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bornemann Surname User-submission:

The Bornemann surname is derived from the old German word born, meaning 'well'. Therefore Bornemann means 'one of the well' or 'one near the well', he was probably taking care of it, sometimes selling water.

Bornemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,6011:9,3601,172
United States1,3491:268,68725,260
Denmark1011:55,8885,717
France631:1,054,329115,549
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Austria191:448,18144,644
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
England91:6,190,895170,599
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China21:683,660,78330,601
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

The alternate forms: Börnemann (8) are calculated separately.

Bornemann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bornemann surname is derived from the old German word born, meaning 'well'. Therefore Bornemann means 'one of the well' or 'one near the well', he was probably taking care of it, sometimes selling water.

- valentinb

Bornemann Last Name Facts

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

Bornemann (Russian: Борнеманн) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms: Börnemann. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bornemann? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,240th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 696,973 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Bornemann live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 8,601 people, or 1 in 9,360. In Germany Bornemann is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Bornemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bornemann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bornemann last name increased 1,587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bornemann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bornemann last name are 24.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Bornemann earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.68% more than the national average, earning $49,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.98% more than the national average, earning $59,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bornemann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bornemann in the Russian language
Борнеманнbornemann-

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