Borowsky Surname

239,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Borowsky Surname Definition:

(from a place name) One who lived in a small wooded area.

Borowsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7681:104,82512,956
United States6531:555,06745,817
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Canada541:682,32655,162
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Austria211:405,49741,758
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
France111:6,038,429280,838
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

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

Borowsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) One who lived in a small wooded area.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Borowsky Last Name Facts

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

Borowsky is most common in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Borowský. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borowsky? popularity and diffusion

Borowsky is the 239,727th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,363,800 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Borowsky reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 768 people, or 1 in 104,825. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent are found and Berlin, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Borowsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Borowsky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borowsky last name grew 4,353 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Borowsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Borowsky surname are 2.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Borowsky earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.95% more than the national average, earning R 439,500 per year; in United States they earn 35.77% more than the national average, earning $58,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $52,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borowský961/
Borowskiy944/
Borrowsky941/
Boroswsky941/
Borowskaya892/
Borowski8844,237/
Borovsky883,722/
Borowska88771/
Barowsky88314/
Borofsky88284/
Berowsky88112/
Borowske8887/
Borowská8817/
Borawsky882/
Borovskoy821,527/
Borovskyi82918/
Borovskiy8278/
Borovszky8254/
Borzovsky8222/
Borrowski8219/
Borgowski8216/
Borgovsky823/
Borovskyy822/
Barrowsky822/
Borzowski821/
Borobskoy821/
Borrofsky821/
Bohrawsky821/
Berowszky821/
Boroswski821/
Bojrowska821/
Bohrowska821/
Borowskij821/
Borrowska821/
Borowskie820/
Borofskey820/
Barzowsky820/
Borovskaya785,433/
Borhovskyi784/
Barowskaya782/
Borzovskiy781/
Borowskaja781/
Borowskich781/
Botrovskyi781/
Borawski754,801/
Borovský751,497/
Borovská751,187/
Barowski75502/
Berowski75403/
Barovsky75364/
Borovska75362/
Borovski75242/
Vorovsky75143/
Barofsky75106/
Borawska75103/
Borofski7565/
Berofsky7521/
Boravsky7511/
Borevsky757/
Berovsky752/
Borovske752/
Barowska751/
Barowske750/
Barawsky750/
Borzhovskyi745/
Borgovskaya744/
Boorovskaya741/
Borovskoi712,157/
Barzowski71682/
Vorovskyi71157/
Borovskis71147/
Bargowski71136/
Borovskij7178/
Borovszki7168/
Borovskih7143/
Barovskyi7123/
Borovskii7118/
Boravskyi7117/
Borevskyi7110/
Barovskoy719/
Barzowska718/
Vorovskiy714/
Borgovski714/
Barovskiy713/
Borovszká713/
Borzovski712/
Borrovski712/
Borzovska711/
Borevskiy711/
Boravskoy711/
Baurovsky711/
Barovskyy711/
Boorovská711/
Boravskiy711/
Borovszka711/
Borovskaia673,657/
Barovskaya67238/
Borovskaja6750/
Bahrovskyi678/
Boravskaya677/
Borovsquiy675/
Borosvskis674/
Borovskojs673/
Borovskich672/
Buirovskyi671/

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