How common is the surname Borja?

7,618 people in the United States had the surname Borja in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,528 Americans. It ranked 4,656th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Borja?

Carlos Borja, basketball player (1913–1992), followed by Víctor Borja.

Where is the surname Borja most common?

Wikidata records people named Borja in Mexico and the United States.

Is the surname Borja getting more or less common?

More common. 5,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,618 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Borja

A surname, carried by 7,618 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Borja is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,618 people named Borja in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,528 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,376.

#4,656

rank among US surnames

7,618

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+41.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,895)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,650	Stroup	7,627	40,481
#4,652	Mather	7,621	40,512
#4,654	Halsey	7,619	40,523
#4,656	Borja	7,618	40,528
#4,657	Sparrow	7,614	40,550

Who is named Borja

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

64% of people named Borja identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 25% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 64%
Asian and Pacific Islander 25%
White (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Two or more races 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Borjas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlos Borja
Basketball player (1913–1992)
Víctor Borja
Basketball player (1912–1954)
Chico Borja
American soccer player-coach, 1959–2021

Notable Borjas come mostly from Mexico (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Borja

Borja has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

How common is the surname Borja?: 7,618 people in the United States had the surname Borja in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,528 Americans. It ranked 4,656th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Borja?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Borja identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 25% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Borja?: Carlos Borja, basketball player (1913–1992), followed by Víctor Borja.
Where is the surname Borja most common?: Wikidata records people named Borja in Mexico and the United States.
Is the surname Borja getting more or less common?: More common. 5,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,618 in 2010, up 42%.