Brodowski Surname

57,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Brodowski Surname User-submission:

First syllable: brod = Ford, Greek "phrat" like in "Euphrat".

Second syllable: ow = Place.

Third syllable: sky = Person belonging to this place or coming from this place.

Together: Brodowsky = A person coming from the village or town by a ford, perhaps, a notable or important person coming from this village or town.

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Brodowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,3191:6,015720
Germany1,2601:63,8938,215
United States7001:517,79843,295
Israel1131:75,7319,226
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Canada641:575,71247,839
England461:1,211,26256,182
France461:1,443,972140,296
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Austria201:425,77243,235
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Norway101:514,22941,629
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Brodowski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

First syllable: brod = Ford, Greek "phrat" like in "Euphrat".

Second syllable: ow = Place.

Third syllable: sky = Person belonging to this place or coming from this place.

Together: Brodowsky = A person coming from the village or town by a ford, perhaps, a notable or important person coming from this village or town.

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Brodowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brodowski is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brodowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brodowski is the 57,908th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 833,911 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Brodowski reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 6,319 people, or 1 in 6,015. Excluding Poland Brodowski occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Brodowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brodowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brodowski surname expanded 7,778 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brodowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brodowski last name are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.29% registered with the party.

The amount Brodowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.83% less than the national average, earning 211,711 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning $50,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $50,736 CAD per year.

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