Borow Surname

170,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Borow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Borow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2,0591:6,533524
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Borów (1) are calculated separately.

Borow (1,323) may also be a first name.

Borow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borow is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Borów. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Borow? popularity and diffusion

Borow is the 170,322nd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,879,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Borow reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 216,033rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 1,323 people.

The surname is most widespread in Somalia, where it is held by 2,059 people, or 1 in 6,533. Aside from Somalia Borow occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Borow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Borow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Borow surname rose 1,164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Borow surname are 0.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.46% being registered with the party.

Borow earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.93% more than the national average, earning $57,791 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borów931/
Borowa911,936/
Borrow911,495/
Boorow91198/
Borows9133/
Borgow9121/
Borowe913/
Bourow912/
Borrowe837/
Bhoyrow834/
Booroow834/
Bourrow832/
Bouroow831/
Boorowz831/
Bourowa831/
Borzowa831/
Bourows830/
Bottrow830/
Burow805,074/
Barow803,956/
Borov801,369/
Borof8043/
Berow8042/
Bärow8022/
Boraw805/
Boruw804/
Borob801/
Bourrows772/
Bourhowa771/
Borofowa771/
Barrow7345,276/
Burrow7314,644/
Borzov736,161/
Borova731,575/
Boroff731,163/
Berrow73935/
Buhrow73891/
Berhow73653/
Barowa73407/
Boroev73363/
Boirov73115/
Burows7357/
Bourov7354/
Butrow7336/
Batrow7333/
Bohrov7324/
Borgov7319/
Baroow7317/
Burowa7312/
Barows738/
Borzof737/
Borhof737/
Burhow736/
Baerow736/
Boyrov735/
Botrof735/
Barowe735/
Bahrow734/
Burgow733/
Botrov733/
Hborob733/
Borofe733/
Bosrov732/
Borhov732/
Borovs732/
Borouf732/
Buroow731/
Boroov731/
Borraw731/
Boorov731/
Bhoraw731/
Bohrob731/
Boirof731/
Boerov731/
Bargow731/
Barouw731/
Bärowa731/
Boroof731/
Borujw731/
Bhorob731/
Barhow731/
Bourob730/
Bourouf67590/
Boerhof67433/
Borzhov67157/
Booroff67104/
Borroff6797/
Borhova6750/
Bourova6732/
Bohrova6730/
Boirova6722/
Boorova6721/
Borgova6714/
Borzoff679/
Bouroff676/
Burrowa676/
Buhrows675/
Baroows673/
Bhargow673/
Borgoff672/
Borhoff672/
Borhovs672/
Barrowf671/
Boyrova671/
Buurows671/
Borzuov671/
Botroff671/
Bottrof671/
Boutrof671/
Battrow671/
Barroow671/
Barrowe671/
Bhoruwh671/
Boeroff671/
Botrouf671/
Bouroub671/
Burrouw671/
Boutrov671/
Borrova671/
Borșova671/
Barrowa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Borow
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