Brakeboer Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brakeboer Surname User-submission:

The Brakeboer surname means 'farmer of brake'. Brake is an old Dutch word for 'nowhere'.

Brakeboer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Brakeboer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Brakeboer surname means 'farmer of brake'. Brake is an old Dutch word for 'nowhere'.

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Brakeboer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brakeboer is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brakeboer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brakeboer is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Brakeboer live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Brakeboer is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 131,931. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 73 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and Utrecht, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands Brakeboer is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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