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    The surname Borba

    A surname, carried by 1,757 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B610

    Borba: #16,385 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Borba #16,385, 1,757 people Borba: #16,385 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Borba #16,385, 1,757 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Borba is more common than 89.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,757 people named Borba in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,723 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,677.

    #16,385
    rank among US surnames
    1,757
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.8%
    change since 2000 (was #15,921)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,376Kroger1,758175,623
    #16,385Trepanier1,757175,723
    #16,390Hoeppner1,756175,823

    Who is named Borba

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    87% of people named Borba identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.2%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Borbas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rivaldo
      Brazilian association football player, born 1972

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Borba

    Borba has the Soundex code B610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B610.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Borba?
    1,757 people in the United States had the surname Borba in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,723 Americans. It ranked 16,385th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Borba?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Borba identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Borba?
    Rivaldo, Brazilian association football player.
    Where is the surname Borba most common?
    Wikidata records people named Borba in Brazil.
    Is the surname Borba getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,677 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,757 in 2010, up 4.8%.