Broah Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Broah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Broah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broah is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Broah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broah? popularity and diffusion

Broah is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Broah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Broah reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Broah is most frequent in: Assam, where 94 percent reside and Nagaland, where 6 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Broah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broah last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broach913,021/
Brouah9116/
Broash913/
Brooah911/
Broath911/
Broa891,264/
Broatch83623/
Bhroash831/
Broasch831/
Broatsh830/
Broad8015,942/
Braho802,579/
Broas801,054/
Braoh80352/
Broha80123/
Broat80116/
Broua80113/
Broho8016/
Brooh804/
Broay802/
Broap801/
Brahó801/
Broea800/
Broatsch771/
Brohai732,743/
Brouat73264/
Broadt73121/
Brahou73118/
Brahoi7372/
Broast7329/
Brauah7321/
Brahoo7320/
Brohou7318/
Broads7312/
Bhroat7312/
Brogia737/
Brahoa736/
Broaux735/
Brouay734/
Brahao733/
Brouaï733/
Broadd732/
Broatz732/
Brzoňa732/
Brouaz732/
Brouai732/
Brohey732/
Brouad731/
B'Road731/
Broats731/
Broaud731/
Braoch731/
Brraho731/
Brahoh731/
Brahod731/
Bruoha731/
Brohot731/
Brohop731/
Brohoi731/
Brohei731/
Brohay731/
Brroas731/
Brouaî731/
Brohau730/
Breuoh730/
Brao671,603/
Brouaux67109/
Brôa6728/
Brohead673/
Brrahou671/
Braouch671/
Broá671/
Brauoth671/
Brouaid671/
Broauds671/
Brgohai671/
Bhraosh671/
Brahaup670/
Brahaut670/
Braehey670/
Brahaus670/

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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
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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 Broah
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