Brown Forename
19,973rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 45,624 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands
Brown Forename Definition:
A Gaelic name: M‘A’-Bhriuthainn, Middle Gaelic M'abhriuin (1408 Gaelic Charter), from britheamhain, the former (Sc. Gaelic) genitive of britheamh, judge, q.v. Hence Mac-brayne.
Brown Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 92% | 8,020 | 1:45,204 | 2,632 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 6,974 | 1:7,569 | 1,096 |
| Nigeria | 91% | 6,796 | 1:26,128 | 2,424 |
| Malawi | 98% | 6,176 | 1:2,771 | 505 |
| Zambia | - | 3,290 | 1:4,819 | 679 |
| Ghana | 80% | 2,304 | 1:11,713 | 1,073 |
| Zimbabwe | 98% | 1,845 | 1:8,360 | 1,178 |
| Liberia | 96% | 1,680 | 1:2,626 | 371 |
| Kenya | 100% | 1,258 | 1:36,810 | 2,846 |
| South Africa | 99% | 1,030 | 1:52,944 | 5,367 |
| Australia | - | 1,009 | 1:13,536 | 1,119 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94% | 870 | 1:9,370 | 947 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 657 | 1:112,371 | 5,834 |
| Congo | 95% | 483 | 1:10,371 | 1,326 |
| Bangladesh | - | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Uganda | 96% | 309 | 1:132,547 | 5,406 |
| England | 82% | 301 | 1:184,727 | 5,599 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 279 | 1:2,082 | 366 |
| Botswana | 100% | 169 | 1:12,926 | 1,739 |
| Canada | 100% | 169 | 1:196,055 | 7,541 |
| Cameroon | 90% | 140 | 1:154,361 | 7,077 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 108 | 1:281,944 | 14,669 |
| India | 92% | 93 | 1:13,063,204 | 358,110 |
| New Zealand | - | 85 | 1:53,365 | 2,835 |
| Bahamas | - | 77 | 1:5,187 | 805 |
| China | - | 75 | 1:18,214,077 | 60,242 |
| Philippines | 100% | 75 | 1:1,413,460 | 34,721 |
| Kuwait | - | 47 | 1:80,538 | 6,521 |
| Russia | 67% | 41 | 1:3,517,895 | 19,426 |
| Ireland | 71% | 35 | 1:132,672 | 2,941 |
| Afghanistan | 81% | 31 | 1:1,052,371 | 12,648 |
| Indonesia | - | 27 | 1:9,554,210 | 309,150 |
| Ivory Coast | 77% | 27 | 1:854,664 | 26,622 |
| Lesotho | 95% | 26 | 1:78,461 | 7,234 |
| Sudan | - | 25 | 1:1,512,279 | 3,324 |
| Scotland | 67% | 24 | 1:222,932 | 3,804 |
| South Korea | - | 19 | 1:291,812 | 9,421 |
| Angola | - | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Netherlands | 66% | 13 | 1:1,300,160 | 20,012 |
| Brazil | 88% | 12 | 1:17,853,013 | 181,068 |
| Thailand | 100% | 11 | 1:6,369,619 | 106,118 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 10 | 1:10,975 | 1,397 |
| Haiti | - | 9 | 1:1,191,884 | 16,425 |
| Italy | 88% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 9 | 1:21,595,298 | 106,286 |
| Peru | 100% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Somalia | - | 9 | 1:1,502,874 | 3,918 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Benin | - | 8 | 1:1,321,980 | 30,116 |
| Cambodia | 63% | 8 | 1:2,034,166 | 23,777 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 8 | 1:6,404 | 961 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Belgium | 100% | 7 | 1:1,641,434 | 16,483 |
| Singapore | - | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Germany | 59% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Israel | 92% | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Jamaica | - | 6 | 1:480,538 | 12,525 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Belarus | 67% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Finland | 60% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
Brown (2,599,112) may also be a surname.
Brown Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic name: M‘A’-Bhriuthainn, Middle Gaelic M'abhriuin (1408 Gaelic Charter), from britheamhain, the former (Sc. Gaelic) genitive of britheamh, judge, q.v. Hence Mac-brayne.
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Brown Forename Popularity
Brown Demographics
Brown Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 2,207 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browne | 91 | 717 | / |
| Browyn | 91 | 80 | / |
| Browin | 91 | 60 | / |
| Browen | 91 | 41 | / |
| Brownn | 91 | 5 | / |
| Brouwn | 91 | 3 | / |
| Broown | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hbrown | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brrown | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brouwen | 83 | 20 | / |
| Brouwyn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Browynn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Browenn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Browwyn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Browwen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Broween | 83 | 1 | / |
| Browinn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Broswin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Brown'n | 83 | 1 | / |
| Browwin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Browien | 83 | 1 | / |
| Brownne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Brawn | 80 | 185 | / |
| Brewn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Browynne | 77 | 2 | / |
| Browwynn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brohwynn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhraowan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brewin | 73 | 111 | / |
| Brawin | 73 | 18 | / |
| Bruwin | 73 | 16 | / |
| Brobin | 73 | 15 | / |
| Brewen | 73 | 7 | / |
| Brawyn | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bruwen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bhwrwn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Brwyan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Brawne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Broben | 73 | 2 | / |
| Barwnw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bworon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bruwyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brehwin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bruween | 67 | 4 | / |
| Brauwyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brawinn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brewenn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Braswin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brwayan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Breewen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braewyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vrouwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brouben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bruweng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhroovn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pbrn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwwrhwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brwaian | 67 | 1 | / |
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- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brown