Borowiec Surname

43,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Borowiec Surname User-submission:

The Borowiec surname comes from the Polish word borowy, meaning 'forester', -iec is an extention.

Borowiec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland10,7271:3,543365
United States7541:480,71540,711
France1231:540,02273,838
England971:574,41334,909
Canada811:454,88439,362
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Australia311:870,82953,581
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Norway271:190,45522,163
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Austria121:709,62061,025
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Borówiec (5) are calculated separately.

Borowiec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Borowiec surname comes from the Polish word borowy, meaning 'forester', -iec is an extention.

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Borowiec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borowiec occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Borówiec. For other possible spellings of Borowiec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borowiec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,154th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 604,024 people. The surname Borowiec occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Borowiec live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 10,727 people, or 1 in 3,543. Not including Poland this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Borowiec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Borowiec has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borowiec last name increased 10,771 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Borowiec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Borowiec are 12.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Borowiec earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.34% less than the national average, earning 230,696 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning $55,124 CAD per year.

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