Borowski Surname

12,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Borowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller in a small wood.

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Borowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland30,1631:1,26080
Germany6,1401:13,1121,697
United States5,2051:69,6378,086
Brazil4971:430,73316,340
Canada4451:82,7999,222
Israel3671:23,3183,441
England2711:205,60217,801
France2301:288,79444,266
Australia2241:120,51713,272
Argentina1821:234,85419,159
Thailand1651:428,11174,983
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Norway431:119,58815,719
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Czechia141:759,53467,321
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Wales51:618,90625,852
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Iceland21:190,0456,825
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Borowski (16) may also be a first name.

Borowski 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

User-submitted Reference

The surname Borowski means 'dweller in a small wood' in Polish. It derives from the place name Borowo, which means 'wood' or 'grove'. It comes from the word bór, which means 'wood', 'pine wood'. The Anglo-Saxon equivalent of this Polish Surname is Woods.

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Borowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borowski is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Borowski? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,685th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 164,739 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Borowski are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

Borowski is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 30,163 people, or 1 in 1,260. Without taking into account Poland Borowski exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Borowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Borowski has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 40,038 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Borowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Borowski surname are 3.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Borowski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.43% less than the national average, earning 251,133 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.27% less than the national average, earning R 149,064 per year; in United States they earn 11.88% more than the national average, earning $48,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $48,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borrowski9419/
Borgowski9416/
Borowskiy944/
Borzowski941/
Boroswski941/
Borowskij941/
Borowskie940/
Borowskich891/
Borawski884,801/
Borowsky881,670/
Borowska88771/
Barowski88502/
Berowski88403/
Borovski88242/
Burowski88113/
Borowske8887/
Borofski8865/
Borowská8817/
Boruwski881/
Borowský881/
Borovskoi822,157/
Borovskyi82918/
Barzowski82682/
Borovskis82147/
Bargowski82136/
Borovskiy8278/
Borovskij8278/
Borovszki8268/
Borovskih8243/
Butrowski8219/
Borovskii8218/
Borgovski824/
Borzovski822/
Borrovski822/
Burrowski821/
Borrowsky821/
Bojrowska821/
Bohrowska821/
Borrowska821/
Boroswsky821/
Borovskaia783,657/
Borosvskis784/
Borhovskyi784/
Borovskich782/
Borowskaya782/
Borzovskiy781/
Borowskaja781/
Boruszwski781/
Botrovskyi781/
Borovsky753,722/
Borovský751,497/
Borovská751,187/
Burawski75437/
Borovska75362/
Barowsky75314/
Borofsky75284/
Burovski75248/
Berowsky75112/
Borawska75103/
Barovski7551/
Barofski7534/
Berovski7528/
Vorovski7515/
Barewski7512/
Baruwski7510/
Barawski758/
Borovske752/
Borawsky752/
Barowska751/
Berawski751/
Burobski751/
Borevski751/
Bórawski751/
Barowske750/
Berofski750/
Borzhovskyi745/
Borovskoy711,527/
Vorovskyi71157/
Borovschi71107/
Borovszky7154/
Burovskyi7150/
Barovskis7135/
Barovskyi7123/
Borzovsky7122/
Boravskyi7117/
Borevskyi7110/
Barzowska718/
Burzawski717/
Beurovski716/
Vorovskiy714/
Barovskij714/
Vorovskoi714/
Barovskiy713/
Borgovsky713/
Borovszká713/
Borovskyy712/
Butrovski712/
Barrowsky712/
Boravskij712/
Barovskoi712/
Burovskiy711/
Vorovskii711/
Burovskie711/
Borzovska711/
Borevskiy711/
Borobskoy711/
Borrofsky711/
Bohrawsky711/
Berowszky711/
Baarovski711/
Boorovská711/
Boravskis711/
Boravskiy711/
Burzowska711/
Burovskij711/
Borovszka711/
Barovskih711/
Borofskey710/
Barzowsky710/
Borovskaya675,433/
Borovskaja6750/
Barovskaia6747/
Borovscaia6732/
Buhrovskyi6730/
Baurovskis6724/
Borovschih6712/
Bahrovskyi678/
Borovsquiy675/
Borovskojs673/
Barowskaya672/
Buirovskyi671/

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Borowski Reference & Research

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