Borst Surname

37,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Borst Surname Definition:

(German) One who had bristly hair.

Borst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4311:66,7397,778
Netherlands4,6451:3,636330
Germany3,0081:26,7643,538
Canada1721:214,21920,702
England931:599,11935,891
Denmark921:61,3566,206
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
France481:1,383,807136,859
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Nicaragua441:136,8432,125
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Australia321:843,61652,533
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Austria241:354,81038,119
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Wales81:386,81619,671
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0361:48,4745,530

The alternate forms: Börst (199) are calculated separately.

Borst (12) may also be a first name.

Borst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who had bristly hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Borst Last Name Facts

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

Borst (Arabic: بورست, Russian: Борст) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Börst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,667th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 521,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Borst live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 12 people.

The surname Borst is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5,431 people, or 1 in 66,739. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Nevada, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States Borst is found in 49 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found and Germany, where 22 percent are found.

Borst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Borst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borst last name grew 524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Borst surname are 20.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Borst earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $54,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Börst93199/
Boerst91372/
Bourst91133/
Borste9182/
Borsht9127/
Boorst910/
Bors8913,584/
Borscht8337/
Boersth831/
Borse8010,868/
Worst802,332/
Bours801,800/
Burst801,212/
Vorst801,196/
Borsh80943/
Berst80938/
Buors80299/
Borrs80278/
Barst80106/
Bürst80104/
Borsz8093/
Boors8039/
Bohrs8033/
Borss8019/
Borås8012/
Botrs807/
Boyrs803/
Bhors802/
Boirs801/
Borzt801/
Bosrs800/
Borschtz771/
Borrscht770/
Borsch734,012/
Bourse731,970/
Boorse73413/
Voorst73212/
Bhorse73140/
Börste73115/
Baerst7358/
Borshe7352/
Buirst7329/
Barsht7322/
Boutrs7317/
Bersht7315/
Vorste738/
Borsse737/
Bharst736/
Borrås735/
Borsøe735/
Barstz734/
Bursht733/
Beerst732/
Worstz731/
Worste731/
Borcth731/
Worsth731/
Bourss731/
Berszt731/
Boitrs731/
Worszt731/
Burste731/
Woorst731/
Borcht730/
Bourrs730/
Bars676,168/
Borş67574/
Vors67280/
Borsova67244/
Borsche67124/
Berscht67114/
Borsová67102/
Borš6773/
Borß6737/
Boursse6731/
Boorsch6712/
Borschtsch676/
Borchdt673/
Barshtz672/
Borchte672/
Borś671/
Borrshe671/
Bârs671/
Bhoorse671/
Vorsthe671/
Boursch671/
Borrsch671/
Borx671/
Bouhrse671/
Bārs671/
Bursthe670/
Worstte670/

Borst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Borst in the Russian language
Борстborst-
Borst in the Arabic language
بورستbwrst-

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