Borshch Surname

50,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Borshch Surname User-submission:

Borshch is an Ukrainian surname, denoting someone who made borscht, a type of soup mainly from Ukraine. (Борщ = borshch in English text, 'borscht' when translated).

Borshch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6,9831:6,519714
Russia2,9041:49,6296,540
Belarus2461:38,6226,646
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Moldova51:712,27439,996
China31:455,773,85521,925
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Borshch (21) may also be a first name.

Borshch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Borshch is an Ukrainian surname, denoting someone who made borscht, a type of soup mainly from Ukraine. (Борщ = borshch in English text, 'borscht' when translated).

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Borshch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borshch (Georgian: ბორშჩ, Russian: Боршч) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borshch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,014th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 709,457 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Borshch reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Borshch is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name globally, held by 21 people.

Borshch is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 6,983 people, or 1 in 6,519. In Ukraine it is most common in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 15 percent reside, Chernihiv Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Borshch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Borshch surname are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.98% registered with the party.

Borshch earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $40,895 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borshche932/
Borsch924,012/
Barshch8638/
Boorsch8612/
Borstch864/
Bershch862/
Borrsch861/
Boursch861/
Borsc8320/
Borshchova821,012/
Borschcz801/
Borschtz801/
Barsch773,306/
Worsch77592/
Borscs7713/
Borszc771/
Borschowa7587/
Borh73301/
Borc73185/
Borszcz71960/
Baarsch71158/
Barstch717/
Borschtsch716/
Woyrsch714/
Bahrsch713/
Barshchova711/
Bourh6770/
Borhe6717/
Borchtch6711/
Borscova674/
Borjs674/
Bhorh673/
Barhh672/
Bourssce671/
Worschtz671/
Barsc671/
Borhz671/
Barsstch671/
Boorh671/
Barstche671/
Boirc670/
Barstsch670/

Borshch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Borshch in the Georgian language
ბორშჩborshch-
Borshch in the Russian language
Боршчborsc-

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