Broads Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Broads Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broads Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Broads Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broads occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Broads.

How Common Is The Last Name Broads? popularity and diffusion

The surname Broads is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Broads live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Broads is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Broads is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 30 percent are found, Florida, where 20 percent are found and Nevada, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Broads Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Broads has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broads surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Broads Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Broads last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Broads earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,388 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broauds921/
Broad9115,942/
Broas911,054/
Broadt83121/
Broast8329/
Brohas8322/
Broash833/
Broadd832/
Braods831/
Broaud831/
Broats831/
B'Road831/
Brouad831/
Brroas831/
Broase830/
Broa801,264/
Brouase775/
Brohead773/
Bhroash771/
Brouaid771/
Broasch771/
Broatsh770/
Braos73208/
Broha73123/
Broat73116/
Broua73113/
Broah7318/
Braod734/
Broay732/
Broac731/
Broap731/
Broea730/
Broatsch711/
Brohauzs711/
Broohead710/
Broach673,021/
Brohai672,743/
Brouat67264/
Brahos6798/
Brouah6716/
Bhroat6712/
Brogia677/
Brahoa676/
Broaux675/
Brouay674/
Brouaï673/
Broatz672/
Brzoňa672/
Brouaz672/
Brouai672/
Braoud672/
Bruoha671/
Broath671/
Brooah671/
Brauas671/
Brouaî671/
Brohay671/
Brojos671/
Brahod671/
Braous671/
Braots670/
Brohau670/
Braose670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Broads
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