Karbownik is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: (born 1947), Polish professor of technical sciences, rector of the Silesian University of Technology (1922–2005), Polish military historian Jakub Karbownik (born 2001), Polish footballer (1927–1999), Polish Catholic priest, lawyer, legal historian Michał Karbownik (born 2001), Polish footballer Paweł Karbownik (born 1980), Polish economist and official