Borås Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Borås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway51:1,028,45761,363

The alternate forms: Börås (8) are calculated separately.

Borås Last Name Facts

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

Borås is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Börås. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borås? popularity and diffusion

The surname Borås is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Borås are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Borås is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 42 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Börås938/
Borrås915/
Bors8913,584/
Borst8013,983/
Borse8010,868/
Boers808,210/
Bours801,800/
Borsh80943/
Buors80299/
Borrs80278/
Burås80126/
Borsz8093/
Berås8080/
Boors8039/
Bohrs8033/
Barås8023/
Borss8019/
Bärås808/
Botrs807/
Boyrs803/
Bhors802/
Boirs801/
Bosrs800/
Borsch734,012/
Bourse731,970/
Boorse73413/
Bhorse73140/
Bourst73133/
Borshe7352/
Boehrs7349/
Borsht7327/
Boutrs7317/
Borsse737/
Borsøe735/
Barrås733/
Boersz731/
Boitrs731/
Bourss731/
Bourrs730/
Boorst730/
Boersh730/
Bars676,168/
Bers67866/
Burs67695/
Borş67574/
Boersch67328/
Vors67280/
Borsova67244/
Börs67226/
Borsche67124/
Wors67113/
Borsová67102/
Borš6773/
Borß6737/
Boursse6731/
Bärs6726/
Boorsch6712/
Uors674/
Bouhrse671/
Borx671/
Borrsch671/
Boursch671/
Bhoorse671/
Borś671/
Bārs671/
Bârs671/
Borrshe671/

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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 Borås
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