Borowiak Surname

69,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Borowiak Surname User-submission:

(Polish) Son of the forester (borowy, meaning 'forester', and -iak, an extension).

Borowiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,3891:7,053892
United States8051:450,26038,563
France4971:133,64720,433
Germany2631:306,10431,180
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Norway141:367,30634,015
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Borowiak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Polish) Son of the forester (borowy, meaning 'forester', and -iak, an extension).

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Borowiak Last Name Facts

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

Borowiak is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borowiak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,667th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,025,548 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Borowiak reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Borowiak is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 5,389 people, or 1 in 7,053. Other than Poland Borowiak is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Borowiak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Borowiak has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,354 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Borowiak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Borowiak surname are 1.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Borowiak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.19% less than the national average, earning 172,382 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% less than the national average, earning $41,550 CAD per year.

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