Borkowski Surname

11,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Borkowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller in a small wood.

Borkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland39,4931:96249
United States5,7141:63,4337,432
Germany2,9061:27,7033,651
France4731:140,42921,617
Israel3501:24,4503,603
England3181:175,21415,952
Canada2971:124,05912,985
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Norway561:91,82712,640
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Austria191:448,18144,644
Wales181:171,91811,581
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Borkowski (13) may also be a first name.

Borkowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller in a small wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Borkowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Borkowski has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Borkowski.

How Common Is The Last Name Borkowski? popularity and diffusion

Borkowski is the 11,162nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 144,801 people. The surname Borkowski occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Borkowski are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Borkowski is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most common in Poland, where it is carried by 39,493 people, or 1 in 962. Without taking into account Poland it occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Borkowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Borkowski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Borkowski surname rose 63,489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Borkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Borkowski last name are 8.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Borkowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.49% less than the national average, earning 240,543 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borzkowski9514/
Borkowskis953/
Borkoowski951/
Borkowskie951/
Borkowskii951/
Borkowskiy951/
Bourkowski951/
Borkowscki951/
Barkowski891,808/
Berkowski891,397/
Burkowski891,290/
Borkowska891,045/
Borkowsky89492/
Borcowski89176/
Borkovski8987/
Borkofski8914/
Borkowske8911/
Borkowská899/
Borkowský895/
Borkawski891/
Vorkowski891/
Borkovskyi84377/
Borkovskij8454/
Borkovskis8417/
Borkovskiy8410/
Bourkovski847/
Borkovskii844/
Batrkowski843/
Bourkowsky843/
Borkovszki842/
Barzkowski842/
Bharkowski841/
Barckowski841/
Burkoswski841/
Borkosvski841/
Borkovskaia80425/
Borkowskaya801/
Borkovsky78559/
Barkowsky78552/
Berkowsky78170/
Burkowsky78120/
Borkovska78116/
Burkovski7893/
Burkowske7889/
Barkovski7859/
Borkovský7835/
Borkofsky7832/
Bercowski7827/
Borkovská7825/
Barkofski7821/
Barkowska7817/
Burkowska7814/
Burcowski788/
Vorkovski782/
Borcovski781/
Borcobski781/
Burkofski780/
Vorkofski780/
Berkofski780/
Borzhkovskyi7618/
Burkovskyi741,829/
Berkovskyi74414/
Barkovskyi74332/
Barkovskis74216/
Barkovskij74188/
Burkovskiy7449/
Barkovskii7446/
Barkovskiy7419/
Borkovskoy7418/
Berkovskiy7412/
Burkovskii7411/
Burkovskij746/
Borkovskyy746/
Berkovskii745/
Burkovszki744/
Barckowska742/
Borcovskiy741/
Barkovskie741/
Berkovskij741/
Bourkovsky741/
Berkovskoi741/
Burkovskaia701,732/
Borkovskaya70949/
Barkovskaia70471/
Borkovskaja70126/
Burkosvskis703/
Borzhkovsky702/
Barkowskaya702/
Barkowskaja701/
Berkhovskyi701/
Barkovsky673,766/
Burkovsky671,164/
Berkovsky67444/
Barkovska67285/
Berkofsky6779/
Burkovska6767/
Barkofske6765/
Borcovsky6749/
Burkovský6746/
Barkofsky6729/
Burkovská6729/
Berkovský6726/
Bercowsky6725/
Barkafski6723/
Barkovský678/
Barkovská676/
Burkofsky671/
Barkovske671/

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