The Borla surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 175 people carried this name — #102,688 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 26% from 139 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 168 people named Borla live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 123 people named Borla.
27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
73 people named Borla have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 82 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Borla live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Borla,
with a public archive behind them.
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Enrico Borla 1959– · writer -
Umberto Borla 1904–1995 · partisan
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Borla.
- Borin 373 · U.S. census
- Borio 174 · U.S. census
- Boris 2,780 · U.S. census
- Borja 7,618 · U.S. census
- Borjon 863 · U.S. census
- Borkowski 4,212 · U.S. census
- Bormann 1,914 · U.S. census
- Born 6,771 · U.S. census
- Borne 3,087 · U.S. census
- Borner 773 · U.S. census
- Bornes 206 · U.S. census
- Boron 924 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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