Bro Surname

43,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,0951:68,7948,899
United States1,7011:213,08620,798
Denmark1,5241:3,704324
Ivory Coast9851:23,4231,693
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
France5911:112,39016,839
India5531:1,387,09853,456
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Papua New Guinea4001:20,3842,148
Pakistan3161:565,3299,235
Kazakhstan3071:57,5987,199
Niger2281:84,1763,606
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Belarus1621:58,6499,902
Afghanistan1261:255,1844,305
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Sweden1091:90,3376,599
Canada1071:344,35131,229
England1061:525,64232,946
Norway821:62,7118,910
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Spain571:820,21133,492
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Cambodia451:344,1593,673
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Australia311:870,82953,581
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Finland281:196,31116,703
Moldova241:148,39015,621
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Greenland141:4,027416
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
China71:195,331,65210,124
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Oman41:921,9937,313
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belize21:177,7373,502
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

The alternate forms: Brò (2), Brô (1) & Bró (1) are calculated separately.

Bro (9,998) may also be a first name.

Bro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bro (Russian: Бро) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Brò, Brô or Bró. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bro is the 43,377th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,549 people. The surname Bro occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Bro are found; 16 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 15 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 61,255th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 9,998 people.

Bro is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 2,095 people, or 1 in 68,794. In Russia Bro is primarily found in: Moscow, where 26 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Russia Bro exists in 123 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Denmark, where 13 percent reside.

Bro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bro last name rose 1,718 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bro surname are 22.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bro earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.74% less than the national average, earning 284,702 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,364 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.38% more than the national average, earning R 281,316 per year; in United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brò892/
Brô891/
Bró891/
Brou86140,088/
Bros864,770/
Broz864,158/
Brod864,047/
Broh863,058/
Brot862,138/
Broy861,526/
Broa861,264/
Broś861,212/
Broo861,071/
Broi86557/
Broj86291/
Broź86115/
Brro8694/
Broš8667/
Øbro8644/
Broș8631/
Brňo8628/
Åbro8619/
Bruo867/
Brho867/
Bhro865/
Brop862/
Broø862/
Broş862/
Brzo862/
Bëro862/
Broá861/
Brgo861/
Broć861/
Broch755,660/
Bross755,560/
Brost754,749/
Broos754,495/
Brodt753,189/
Brott752,428/
Broux752,419/
Brodd75946/
Brosh75879/
Brosz75843/
Brood75756/
Bruot75619/
Brous75559/
Brout75383/
Brois75378/
Broud75325/
Broyd75252/
Brouh75230/
Brzoň75131/
Brohy75108/
Broit7588/
Brodz7588/
Brohs7571/
Broot7536/
Broyt7535/
Brozt7530/
Brots7527/
Bhroy7524/
Brouz7523/
Brosø7521/
Broid7517/
Brrou7517/
Brods7516/
Broiz7515/
Bhrot7514/
Brhoi7514/
Brooz7512/
Brodh7511/
Brros7511/
Brooy7510/
Bropp7510/
Broys758/
Brojt757/
Bhros755/
Bruos755/
Brotp755/
Håbro755/
Bhroz755/
Bhroi754/
Brojć754/
Broås753/
Brooš753/
Broph752/
Brohz752/
Broßt752/
Brodp751/
Brooe751/
Broup751/
Bhroj751/
Brozs751/
Broht751/
Hbrou751/
Båros751/
Brošš751/
Brhot751/
Brohj751/
Broih751/
Brzho751/
Bhrro751/
Brooj751/
Broop750/
Broggi677,535/
Bra675,053/
Broich673,265/
Vro67513/
Broust67445/
Brouch67309/
Broush67224/
Broult67214/
Broods67122/
Brocht67101/
D'Brot6780/
Geebro6768/
Broosh6758/
Åbrodd6734/
Wro6720/
Brostt6717/
Broutt6716/
Bhrosh6713/
Brouss6712/
Broodh6711/
Bruoth679/
Åbrodh676/
Brotts674/
Brooth674/
Broodt674/
Brotch673/
Broudt673/
D'Brod673/
Brá673/
Broots672/
Brooch672/
Brosth672/
Brzoňa672/
Broish672/
Broohs672/
Braowa672/
Brodsø672/
Brosst672/
Broist671/
Broith671/
Broost671/
Brottz671/
Brouds671/
Brousp671/
Broyds671/
Bhroit671/
Broutz671/
Brochz671/
Brohii671/
Brochd671/
Broths671/
Bruoha671/
Bhroud671/
Brohij671/
Broidt671/
Brozch670/
Brossh670/

Bro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bro in the Russian language
Броbro-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bro
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