Borrego Surname
Approximately 42,329 people bear this surname
Borrego Surname Definition:
Of undetermined geographic origin, name derives from word "borra" meaning "cordero," or an infant lamb, particularly a male lamb which is not yet mature.
Galician name. One branch in Castile and Estremadura. Another branch in Jerez de los Caballeros with the Reconquest.
Read More About This SurnameBorrego Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 13,121 | 1:3,563 | 428 |
| Mexico | 7,723 | 1:16,072 | 1,359 |
| United States | 7,596 | 1:47,717 | 5,784 |
| Cuba | 6,254 | 1:1,842 | 276 |
| Venezuela | 3,102 | 1:9,737 | 929 |
| Argentina | 1,137 | 1:37,593 | 3,147 |
| Portugal | 1,085 | 1:9,602 | 837 |
| Colombia | 1,065 | 1:44,858 | 2,386 |
| Brazil | 503 | 1:425,595 | 16,163 |
| France | 350 | 1:189,779 | 29,542 |
| Peru | 49 | 1:648,656 | 15,868 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Andorra | 38 | 1:2,206 | 416 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137 | 1:366,560 | 27,735 |
The alternate forms: Bórrego (1) are calculated separately.
Borrego (35) may also be a first name.
Borrego Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of undetermined geographic origin, name derives from word "borra" meaning "cordero," or an infant lamb, particularly a male lamb which is not yet mature.
Galician name. One branch in Castile and Estremadura. Another branch in Jerez de los Caballeros with the Reconquest.
User-submitted Reference
The Borrego surname in Spanish means 'little lamb' and it is common in South Andalusia too.
- neioticIn Portuguese, the name Borrego means 'lamb' or 'small sheep'
- aborreg1Borrego Demographics
Average Male Borrego Height
173.87 cm
Average Female Borrego Height
160.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Borrego Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borrego Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Borrego (Russian: Боррего) is found most frequently in Spain. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bórrego. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Borrego? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,229th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 172,164 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Borrego are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname Borrego is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 13,121 people, or 1 in 3,563. In Spain Borrego is primarily found in: Andalusia, where 48 percent are found, Catalonia, where 15 percent are found and Madrid, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Spain Borrego occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Borrego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Borrego has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borrego last name expanded 5,545 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Borrego Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Borrego surname are 41.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.85% registered with the political party.
The amount Borrego earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,637 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.87% more than the national average, earning R 313,380 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.7% less than the national average, earning $20,953,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning $37,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.46% less than the national average, earning $41,006 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Borrego Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Borrego in the Russian language | ||
| Боррего | borrego | - |
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