Broda Surname

34,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Broda Surname Definition:

(Polish, German) One who had an unusual beard; one who came from Broda, in Mecklenburg.

Broda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8,4351:4,506499
Germany1,9591:41,0955,406
United States1,3321:272,11625,519
Ukraine8311:54,7817,894
Argentina5951:71,8386,103
Canada4261:86,4929,570
Czechia2371:44,8677,480
Italy2221:275,48135,825
France1991:333,78350,418
Slovakia1441:37,0596,822
Hungary1361:72,1797,353
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
England1231:452,99229,924
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Belarus681:139,72119,665
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Austria281:304,12334,120
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
India91:85,229,487684,495
Norway91:571,36544,190
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Bróda (35) are calculated separately.

Broda (134) may also be a first name.

Broda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, German) One who had an unusual beard; one who came from Broda, in Mecklenburg.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Broda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broda (Russian: Брода) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Bróda. For other potential spellings of Broda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,568th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 475,471 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Broda reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Broda is also the 800,975th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 134 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 8,435 people, or 1 in 4,506. Without taking into account Poland this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Broda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Broda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Broda last name increased 6,660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 12,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Broda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Broda last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Broda last name are 1.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Broda earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.08% less than the national average, earning 228,138 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning R 225,360 per year; in United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $50,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bróda9335/
Broida91638/
Brosda91432/
Brodda91391/
Broday91174/
Brodai9145/
Brodat9119/
Broyda9117/
Brouda9117/
Brodas9117/
Brodaz9117/
Brodah918/
Brodaj914/
Brodau912/
Brodad911/
Brodha910/
Brodacz83304/
Brodeau83170/
Brodach83101/
Brodhay8313/
Brosdau835/
Brodatz833/
Brodaus832/
Brodash832/
Broiday832/
Broudas831/
Broodas830/
Breda8021,809/
Brody8013,598/
Brada804,715/
Brode802,609/
Bruda80499/
Brodi80344/
Brodo80245/
Bráda8062/
Wroda8038/
Vroda8021/
Brêda8018/
Brüda802/
Bräda801/
Brodhead771,071/
Brodeaux7722/
Brodatch773/
Brodaitė772/
Brodaová771/
Brossdau771/
Broudeau771/
Broideau771/
Brodie7325,179/
Bradai734,120/
Broder734,095/
Bradea732,357/
Bradač73648/
Broudy73485/
Brodde73412/
Brodit73393/
Broido73388/
Broude73356/
Brodey73268/
Broide73244/
Broede73210/
Bredau73202/
Brauda73198/
Bradaš73182/
Broyde73176/
Brhada73170/
Broody73154/
Broidy73149/
Brodis73143/
Brodej73130/
Broddy73120/
Bradaa73117/
Bradas73112/
Bredda73105/
Brusda73102/
Broydo7388/
Brasda7373/
Broudo7371/
Broudi7370/
Brodou7364/
Bradau7354/
Brodet7351/
Brodje7350/
Brodes7332/
Braday7324/
Brojde7323/
Brudas7322/
Brudea7322/
Brodoh7319/
Broodo7317/
Brodyi7317/
Bredai7316/
Brodio7314/
Braïda7312/
Breeda7310/
Broďai7310/
Breday738/
Brojdo738/
Bradać738/
Bradha737/
Bradaï737/
Bredah735/
Bradat735/
Broïdo735/
Brudai734/
Brrada734/
Brodid733/
Brodys733/
Brodee732/
Broddi732/
Broded732/
Braeda732/
Bredha732/
Broydé732/
Brodhi732/
Bredaa732/
Bradah732/
Brodos731/
Bruuda731/
Brodeu731/
Brodiz731/
Bruday731/
Braada731/
Brodeh731/
Broydi731/
Brodho731/
Brodhy731/
Brodoy731/
Brödau731/
Bradaz731/
Bhrada731/
Bredea731/
Broode731/
Broudj731/
Brudda731/
Bradda730/
Brodge730/
Brodatsch7115/
Broodhead716/
Broudeaux712/
Broudhead711/
Brodayova711/
Brouder67785/
Bradach67458/
Bradaia67231/
Bredeau67192/
Brooder67173/
Brodych67149/
Brodish67146/
Bradaai67138/
Broodie67126/
Broddie67119/
Brodocz67103/
Brodess6782/
Bradacz6781/
Brodett6758/
Broddes6754/
Brodest6733/
Brasdat6733/
Broides6733/
Brodoch6732/
Broudou6730/
Broudie6727/
Bradash6725/
Broider6721/
Brodich6720/
Broudet6717/
Brodoux6716/
Brodets6713/
Broudje6712/
Bhraday6712/
Brodycz679/
Brhadda679/
Broudos678/
Broidis677/
Brusdau677/
Broudes676/
Brodech676/
Brodder674/
Broyder674/
Brodesr673/
Broidoo673/
Brosdis672/
Broydes672/
Brodeer672/
Broudot672/
Brodeid672/
Bradahs671/
Braddau671/
Bradeau671/
Bradhad671/
Bhradha671/
Brudeau671/
Wrodeah671/
Brachda671/
Brouddi671/
Brradai671/
Brudasz671/
Broidoi671/
Brodosz671/
Bradaïa671/
Bradday671/
Breddai671/
Brodist670/
Brodhed670/
Brudaas670/
Broddis670/
Braudas670/
Broudis670/
Broodis670/
Bradhau670/
Brooddy670/
Broodey670/
Broedey670/
Bradhay670/
Brauday670/
Broodes670/

Broda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Broda in the Russian language
Бродаbroda-

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