Borquaye Surname

249,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Borquaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borquaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,5241:17,7302,249
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Borquaye Last Name Facts

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

Borquaye is most common in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borquaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 249,113th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,571,861 people. Borquaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Borquaye reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Borquaye is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 1,524 people, or 1 in 17,730. Beside Ghana Borquaye occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Borquaye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Borquaye are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Borquaye earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barquay8017/
Bourkaye751/
Bourquie751/
Borqouei751/
Borkay71113/
Borcay7173/
Borkae711/
Barkaye6744/
Borkaya6724/
Worquea6719/
Borcuha676/
Barqawe675/
Borcayo674/
Barquie674/
Bourcue672/
Barquee672/
Barqoua671/
Borcuța671/
Borkoye671/
Bourkay671/
Boorkay671/
Borqeuz671/
Borkway670/

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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 Borquaye
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