Borsch Surname

115,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Borsch 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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Borsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6451:48,9396,393
Russia1,0231:140,88316,402
United States5061:716,32256,419
Belarus1791:53,0799,055
Transnistria1391:3,415573
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Kazakhstan1181:149,85215,002
Moldova571:62,4808,624
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Austria101:851,54467,454
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

The alternate forms: Börsch (1,598) are calculated separately.

Borsch (55) may also be a first name.

Borsch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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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Borsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borsch (Russian: Борщ) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Börsch. For other potential spellings of Borsch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borsch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,136th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,816,437 people. The last name Borsch is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Borsch are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Borsch is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 55 people.

The last name Borsch is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,645 people, or 1 in 48,939. In Germany Borsch is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent reside and Berlin, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Borsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Borsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borsch last name grew 649 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Borsch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (96%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Borsch surname are 16.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.79% registered with the party.

The amount Borsch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning $48,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $50,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Börsch941,598/
Borshch9210,272/
Boersch92328/
Borsche92124/
Boorsch9212/
Borstch924/
Boursch921/
Borrsch921/
Borch912,855/
Borsh91943/
Borsc9120/
Borshche862/
Borschcz861/
Borschtz861/
Borrscht860/
Bersch833,605/
Barsch833,306/
Bärsch83543/
Borche83522/
Borshe8352/
Borsht8327/
Borscs8313/
Bourch834/
Borszc831/
Bosrch830/
Borcht830/
Boersh830/
Bors8013,584/
Borschova80384/
Borschowa8087/
Borszcz77960/
Baersch77167/
Baarsch77158/
Bourche7738/
Barshch7738/
Baursch7727/
Barstch777/
Bährsch774/
Borchdt773/
Bahrsch773/
Böhrsch773/
Barssch771/
Borrshe771/
Borschtsch756/
Borst7313,983/
Borse7310,868/
Boers738,210/
Borce732,515/
Barch731,918/
Bours731,800/
Bersh731,114/
Barsh73918/
Buors73299/
Borrs73278/
Borsz7393/
Boors7339/
Bohrs7333/
Borss7319/
Borås7312/
Botrs737/
Boyrs733/
Bhors732/
Vorsh731/
Boirs731/
Barsc731/
Bosrs730/
Borshova71167/
Borshowa7133/
Borchtch7111/
Borscova714/
Barsstch711/
Barstche711/
Barstsch710/
Bourse671,970/
Barshe67728/
Barche67617/
Boorse67413/
Bource67351/
Bhorse67140/
Bourst67133/
Barscz6787/
Boehrs6749/
Barsht6722/
Boutrs6717/
Varsch6716/
Barcht6716/
Barsce6715/
Bharch6714/
Borsse677/
Baarch676/
Borrås675/
Borsøe675/
Barschová672/
Bharsh672/
Bahrsh672/
Borzcz672/
Borşci672/
Barchh671/
Baersh671/
B'Arch671/
Boersz671/
Boitrs671/
Bourss671/
Bourrs670/
Baarsh670/
Boorst670/
Baurch670/
Boorce670/
Barrch670/

Borsch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Borsch in the Russian language
Борщbors-

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