Broekens Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Broekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Broekens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broekens is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Broekens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broekens? popularity and diffusion

Broekens is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Broekens occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Broekens reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 167,200. In The Netherlands Broekens is most frequent in: South Holland, where 41 percent are found, Friesland, where 33 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brokens9358/
Brookens881,035/
Brockens882/
Breukens881/
Breckens880/
Broockens820/
Brakens8017/
Brokins808/
Brokäns801/
Brekins801/
Brookins756,873/
Brackens751,091/
Broykins753/
Brockins752/
Brrokins752/
Breckins751/
Bregkins751/
Broukins751/
Breakins750/
Brakins6710/
Brackins631,443/
Braukins632/
Brookinz631/
Braakins630/
Brauckins591/

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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 Broekens
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