Bors Surname

38,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Bors Surname User-submission:

A surname that is prevalent in Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Russia. In Hungary the surname is associated with pepper or wine (bor). The surname can also be derived from the Anglo-Saxon word bor (plural bors) meaning freeholder of the lowest class; among many other etymologies.

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Bors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4,0241:4,990671
Moldova3,4331:1,03775
Hungary2,1421:4,583535
Poland1,1821:32,1564,951
United States7581:478,17840,545
Germany4841:166,33419,687
Netherlands2191:77,11013,022
Spain1761:265,63716,656
Austria1571:54,2388,527
France1101:603,84379,953
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Canada971:379,85133,859
Russia931:1,549,710104,953
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Slovakia811:65,88212,782
Turkey411:1,898,08367,283
Australia401:674,89346,030
Latvia331:62,1239,312
England321:1,741,18971,393
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
India201:38,353,269431,471
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Israel131:658,28045,106
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Norway121:428,52437,411
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
China51:273,464,31313,838
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belize11:355,4743,977
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominica11:75,891912
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Borş (574), Börs (226), Borš (73) & Borś (1) are calculated separately.

Bors (60) may also be a first name.

Bors Surname Meaning

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A surname that is prevalent in Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Russia. In Hungary the surname is associated with pepper or wine (bor). The surname can also be derived from the Anglo-Saxon word bor (plural bors) meaning freeholder of the lowest class; among many other etymologies. In Romania, Moldova and Russia the surname is most commonly associated with the traditional East-European soup, borsch.

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Bors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bors (Russian: Борс) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Borş, Börs, Borš or Borś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bors? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,713th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 536,480 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Bors are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held given name globally It is held by 60 people.

The surname Bors is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 4,024 people, or 1 in 4,990. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Galați County, where 16 percent reside, Vaslui County, where 12 percent reside and Iași County, where 11 percent reside. Barring Romania it occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 25 percent reside and Hungary, where 16 percent reside.

Bors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bors last name increased 1,684 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bors last name are 10.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bors earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.23% less than the national average, earning €4,434 per year; in Norway they earn 20.6% more than the national average, earning 417,366 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.69% less than the national average, earning R 105,288 per year; in United States they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $42,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,981 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borş92574/
Börs92226/
Borš9273/
Borś921/
Borst8913,983/
Borse8910,868/
Boers898,210/
Bours891,800/
Borsh89943/
Buors89299/
Borrs89278/
Borsz8993/
Boors8939/
Bohrs8933/
Borss8919/
Borås8912/
Botrs897/
Boyrs893/
Bhors892/
Boirs891/
Bosrs890/
Borsch804,012/
Bourse801,970/
Boorse80413/
Bhorse80140/
Bourst80133/
Borshe8052/
Boehrs8049/
Borsht8027/
Boutrs8017/
Borsse807/
Borrås805/
Borsøe805/
Boersz801/
Boitrs801/
Bourss801/
Bourrs800/
Boorst800/
Boersh800/
Bars756,168/
Bers75866/
Burs75695/
Vors75280/
Wors75113/
Borß7537/
Bärs7526/
Uors754/
Borx751/
Bārs751/
Bârs751/
Boersch73328/
Borsova73244/
Borsche73124/
Borsová73102/
Boursse7331/
Boorsch7312/
Bhoorse731/
Boursch731/
Borrsch731/
Bouhrse731/
Borrshe731/
Beers6719,131/
Baars6711,192/
Barse677,542/
Burse675,415/
Borje673,071/
Barrs673,069/
Borch672,855/
Borce672,515/
Worsh671,356/
Burst671,212/
Vorst671,196/
Bersh671,114/
Barsh67918/
Bahrs67873/
Barss67665/
Voors67506/
Vorse67438/
Burrs67392/
Bursh67388/
Buhrs67301/
Borze67244/
Behrs67183/
Böhrs67177/
Borshova67167/
Baers67150/
Burås67126/
Beurs67109/
Barst67106/
Buurs67104/
Berås6780/
Barsz6779/
Buirs6765/
Burss6760/
Worsp6753/
Bührs6749/
Borşe6743/
Bährs6740/
Bersz6736/
Borshowa6733/
Baurs6729/
Barås6723/
Berss6722/
Barsø6718/
Worse6716/
Berrs6716/
Butrs6712/
Batrs678/
Bärås678/
Börås678/
Vours674/
Bhurs673/
Worrs673/
Barıs673/
Berså673/
Bursz672/
Bursd671/
Bhers671/
Boirsova671/
Bgars671/
Vorrs671/
Vorsh671/
Vorss671/
Woors671/
Worsz671/
Vohrs671/
Bursø671/
Boursová671/
Borzš671/
Voirs670/
Uorse670/
Buyrs670/
Borrscht670/

Bors Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bors in the Russian language
Борсbors-

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