Brobbey Surname

30,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Brobbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brobbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana16,8331:1,605267
England2901:192,13117,003
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Brobbey (1,020) may also be a first name.

Brobbey Last Name Facts

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

Brobbey occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Brobbey.

How Common Is The Last Name Brobbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brobbey is the 30,566th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 417,242 people. The surname Brobbey is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Brobbey reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 251,402nd most common first name in the world It is held by 1,020 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 16,833 people, or 1 in 1,605. Not including Ghana Brobbey is found in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Brobbey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brobbey surname are 21.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brobbey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.71% less than the national average, earning R 45,840 per year; in United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $41,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brobby92984/
Brobbe921/
Brubbey862/
Brebbey861/
Brobbay861/
Brobbuy861/
Brobbet860/
Brabby7710/
Brabbee7123/
Browber712/
Brabbée711/
Brabbie710/
Brabbeer671/
Brobhuiya6359/
Brabbi621/
Brabbit5775/
Brofoue572/
Browver571/
Broowba570/
Broffoue5332/
Brouvver531/
Brabbits530/
Brabhuiya5029/
Broffouet5010/
Brouffoue501/
Brahbuiya501/

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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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  • 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 Brobbey
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