Borow Surname
Approximately 2,531 people bear this surname
Borow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 2,059 | 1:6,533 | 524 |
| United States | 291 | 1:1,245,563 | 88,018 |
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Borów (1) are calculated separately.
Borow (1,323) may also be a first name.
Borow Demographics
Average Borow Salary in
United States
$57,791 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Borow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Borow is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Borów. For other potential spellings of Borow click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Borow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 170,322nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,879,315 people. Borow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Borow live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Borow is also the 216,033rd most common first name in the world, held by 1,323 people.
The surname Borow is most widespread in Somalia, where it is carried by 2,059 people, or 1 in 6,533. Without taking into account Somalia this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Borow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Borow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 Borow surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Borow last name are 0.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.46% 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.
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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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