Börjes Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Börjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Börjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Sweden581:169,77211,770
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Borjes (1,175) are calculated separately.

Börjes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Börjes is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Borjes. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Börjes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Börjes reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 624,073. In Germany Börjes is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 81 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 31 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borjes941,175/
Berjes83390/
Barjes8338/
Börges837/
Barjees77222/
Börries77161/
Boerjes7721/
Berjees777/
Barjesh777/
Berjess774/
Borjess771/
Barjess770/
Berijesh711/
Barjeesh711/
Bories674,403/
Borces671,220/
Bérces67629/
Borjis67367/
Berjis6786/
Borses6776/
Berses6753/
Barjis6747/
Baries6721/
Borjez6718/
Berzes6710/
Borzes6710/
Beryes678/
Barses677/
Berjez675/
Beries672/
Boryes672/
Barzes672/
Baryes671/

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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 Börjes
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