Borteye Surname

211,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Borteye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borteye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Borteye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borteye is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borteye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 211,122nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,729,553 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Borteye live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Apart from Ghana it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourteye934/
Bortey9211,093/
Bortee9226/
Bortaye8612/
Bortoey862/
Bourtey861/
Bhortey861/
Borteya861/
Borttey860/
Bourtaye80342/
Bartheye80162/
Bourtoye8059/
Barteyeh808/
Wourteye801/
Bourtuye801/
Bartee775,250/
Bortei771,078/
Bartey77598/
Wortey77419/
Burtey77149/
Bortue77117/
Bortea7761/
Bortay7710/
Bortie779/
Bertey778/
Bortoe774/
Bartye772/
Burtee771/
Bourthaye751/
Bourttaye751/
Worthey712,063/
Bhartee71205/
Burthey7174/
Barthee7149/
Bertoye7139/
Barthey7134/
Bortaya7113/
Barteys7112/
Beurtey7111/
Barteey7110/
Varteye719/
Bhartey718/
Berthey716/
Bortoei716/
Bourtue714/
Barttey711/
Baurtee711/
Worhtey711/
Bartiye711/
Burtaye711/
Burttey710/
Worttey710/
Borthie710/
Barrtey710/
Bourtaya6749/
Beurthey6738/
Bhartiye6722/
Bharteey6718/
Bhortiya676/
Wourtaye673/
Worthhey672/
Wortejie671/
Whorthey671/
Bharttey671/
Bharteya671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Borteye
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