Boraw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Boraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Boraw (8) may also be a first name.

Boraw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boraw is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boraw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Boraw reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Boraw is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 8 people.

The surname Boraw is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Garissa County, where 50 percent live and Mandera County, where 50 percent live. Excluding Kenya Boraw occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhoraw911/
Borraw911/
Borow802,531/
Baraw80397/
Borav8064/
Borab8019/
Beraw803/
Buraw803/
Borów801/
Borowa731,936/
Borova731,575/
Borrow731,495/
Barawe73387/
Boorow73198/
Barraw7346/
Borows7333/
Borgow7321/
Bhorab7317/
Bargaw7310/
Bourab738/
Bouraf735/
Borgav734/
Bhuraw734/
Batraw733/
Boraiv733/
Borowe733/
Berhaw732/
Borafe732/
Beeraw732/
Bourow732/
Boraph731/
Bhorav731/
Bauraw731/
Borahb731/
Borraf731/
Borabh731/
Barhaw731/
Bojraf731/
Bureaw731/
Boratf731/
Boraff730/
Bereaw730/
Burraw730/
Bousraf67448/
Boujraf67395/
Bouraib67237/
Battraw6791/
Bhoirav6762/
Borhova6750/
Bouhrab6742/
Bouraif6735/
Bourova6732/
Bohrova6730/
Boirova6722/
Boorova6721/
Borgova6714/
Borrowe677/
Bhoraph674/
Bhoyrow674/
Booroow674/
Barrawz673/
Bourrow672/
Bouroow671/
Bourhaf671/
Bourowa671/
Borrova671/
Borzowa671/
Borșova671/
Baraawe671/
Bhoorab671/
Boyrova671/
Bahrawe671/
Boutraf671/
Bhourav671/
Bhorgav671/
Boorowz671/
Burraws671/
Bottrow670/
Botraff670/
Barrawt670/
Bourows670/
Burgauw670/

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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
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  • 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 Boraw
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