Broekhuizen Surname

132,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Broekhuizen Surname Definition:

Place name in Limburg, Holland.

Broekhuizen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,7861:6,061663
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
South Africa991:547,25043,124
England621:898,67846,462
Canada501:736,91258,785
Belgium251:459,86646,150
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Broekhuizen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Limburg, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Broekhuizen Last Name Facts

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

Broekhuizen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Broekhuizen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 132,719th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,143,396 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Broekhuizen are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Broekhuizen is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,786 people, or 1 in 6,061. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 26 percent live, Gelderland, where 18 percent live and Utrecht, where 15 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Broekhuizen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Broekhuizen last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Broekhuizen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning 387,704 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.64% more than the national average, earning R 348,480 per year; in United States they earn 27.73% more than the national average, earning $55,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $52,541 CAD per year.

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