Borisovich Surname

87,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Borisovich Surname User-submission:

Version 1. What does the name Borisov mean.

There is a version: under Tsar Boris Godunov, some of the prisoners during the Lithuanian campaigns were sent to the eastern borders of Russia, so settlements from Tsar Boris were formed on the middle Volga, i.

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Borisovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,8701:29,5944,076
Belarus2581:36,8266,364
Kazakhstan2101:84,2029,771
Transnistria381:12,4922,466
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Moldova191:187,44018,150
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Borisovich (23) may also be a first name.

Borisovich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Version 1. What does the name Borisov mean.

There is a version: under Tsar Boris Godunov, some of the prisoners during the Lithuanian campaigns were sent to the eastern borders of Russia, so settlements from Tsar Boris were formed on the middle Volga, i.e. Borisov people. There are still a lot of them.

Version 2. The history of the origin of the name Borisov.

The surname is formed from the patronymic of the baptismal name of Boris and its derivatives - Borya, Borishche. As for the explanation of the name itself, there is no consensus; dictionaries offer an explanation from Russian. and bulg. - a wrestler or as an abbreviated form of the Slavic name Borislav. Borisovets. From the name of a resident of the city of Borisov. Borisikhin. maybe from Borisikh, Boris's wife.

Version 3.

The basis of the Borisov surname was the church name Boris. The surname of Borisov is formed from the baptismal name of Boris. This name is probably a truncated form of the Slavic name Borislav. However, there is another point of view, according to which, the name Boris goes back to the Bulgarian word 'wrestler'. However, the first hypothesis seems more plausible. One of the most famous representatives of this family name is Oleg Borisov (real name Albert) (1929-1994), Russian actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1978), USSR State Prize laureate (1978, 1991), State Prize of the Russian Federation (1991).Boris, eventually got the name Borisov.

Version 4.

The Slavic name Borislav was very popular in Ancient Russia. Until now, only its abbreviated form Boris has survived. From her came the names of Borin, Borisevich, Borisevsky, Borisenko, Borisenkov, Borisikhin, Borisov, Borisyak, Borichev, Borishchev, Borkov - Barkov, Borkovsky - Barkovsky, Boryasov, Boryatin, Boryatinsky. Surname Borisov in the hundred most common Russian surnames. The surname Borislavlev was formed more likely not from the name of Borislav, but from the name of the city: it has been known since 1387. People who were from there, of course, were called the Borislavlevs, Borislavlevs. The 'geographical' essence is also in the names of Borisoglebsky, Borisoglebsky, Borisoglebsky. The cities Borisoglebs and Borisoglebsk, named after the Russian saints Boris and Gleb, have been known since the 17th century. And the city of Boryspil 'bestowed' the names of its natives: Boryspil, Boryspil, Borishpol. In the surnames Barkov - Borkov, Barkovsky - Borkovsky 'hidden' archaic version of the name Boris - Barko, Borko.

Version 5.

The widespread Russian surname came from the old Slavic name Boris (the diminutive of Borislav is a glorious warrior), one of the few names of non-Byzantine origin, admitted by the Russian church as a baptismal name. Related surnames: Borin, Borisikhin, Borichev, Borishchev. Borisova Julia Konstantinovna (born 1925) is a wonderful actress, whose life is primarily associated with the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. There she played in the plays 'One' by S.I. Aleshin, 'Irkutsk Story' by A.N. Arbuzov, 'Warsaw Melody' by L.S. Zorin, performed her famous role - Princess Turandot in the play of the same name based on the play by K. Gozzi ' Love for three oranges. ' Julia Borisova starred in the movie: the films with her participation - 'Idiot' (Nastasya Filippovna) and 'Ambassador of the Soviet Union' (Koltsova) enjoyed extraordinary success.

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Borisovich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borisovich (Russian: Борисович) is most common in Russia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borisovich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 87,334th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,323,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Borisovich live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 23 people.

The surname Borisovich is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 4,870 people, or 1 in 29,594. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 17 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 5 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Borisovich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Borisovich surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 40.21% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Borisovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Borisovich in the Russian language
Борисовичborisovic-

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