Boru Surname
Approximately 35,620 people bear this surname
Boru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 18,263 | 1:2,529 | 402 |
| Ethiopia | 13,522 | 1:7,214 | 1,135 |
| India | 1,369 | 1:560,311 | 27,477 |
| Indonesia | 1,033 | 1:128,024 | 12,856 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| Papua New Guinea | 390 | 1:20,907 | 2,229 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| Romania | 114 | 1:176,122 | 18,089 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Solomon Islands | 47 | 1:12,341 | 2,242 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Ború (1) & Börü (2,589) are calculated separately.
Boru (24,144) may also be a first name.
Boru Demographics
Average Boru Salary in
United States
$33,289 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boru (Hindi: बोरु, Marathi: बोरु, Oriya: େବାରୁ, Russian: Бору) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ború or Börü. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Boru is the 15,644th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 204,591 people. The surname Boru occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Boru live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 32,871st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 24,144 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 18,263 people, or 1 in 2,529. In Kenya Boru is most frequent in: Marsabit County, where 58 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 22 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 38 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Boru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boru has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boru last name increased 10,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Boru last name is principally Muslim (60%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Boru surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Boru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.06% less than the national average, earning R 33,132 per year; in United States they earn 22.85% less than the national average, earning $33,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $44,426 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boru in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାରୁ | ebaru | - |
| Boru in the Marathi language | ||
| बोरु | boru | 77.19 |
| बोरू | boru | 19.3 |
| भोरु | bhoru | 1.75 |
| Boru in the Hindi language | ||
| बोरु | boru | 57.14 |
| बोरू | boru | 42.86 |
| Boru in the Russian language | ||
| Бору | boru | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Boru
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