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 Borrego Salary in
United States
$37,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Borrego Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borrego Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Borrego (Russian: Боррего) is found most in Spain. It may appear in the variant forms: Bórrego. For other potential spellings of Borrego click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Borrego? popularity and diffusion
Borrego is the 13,229th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 172,164 people. The surname is predominantly found 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. Borrego is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 35 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 13,121 people, or 1 in 3,563. In Spain it is most numerous in: Andalusia, where 48 percent live, Catalonia, where 15 percent live and Madrid, where 10 percent live. Apart from Spain this surname exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.
Borrego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Borrego has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Borrego surname grew 5,545 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Borrego Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Borrego last name are 41.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.85% being registered with the 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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