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

Broah is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Broah.

How Common Is The Last Name Broah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Broah live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Broah is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 94 percent are found and Nagaland, where 6 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Broah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Broah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Broah surname fell 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
  • 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 Broah
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