Broeks Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Broeks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broeks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5561:30,3735,034
France751:885,636103,228
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Broeks Last Name Facts

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

Broeks is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broeks? popularity and diffusion

Broeks is the 500,792nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Broeks live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Broeks is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 30,373. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 35 percent are found, Overijssel, where 23 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands Broeks is found in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broecks92124/
Brooeks920/
Broks911,496/
Breks919/
Broekcks861/
Brooks83446,904/
Brocks832,738/
Breaks831,294/
Broekx83370/
Brroks8342/
Brecks8341/
Broksø8322/
Brokks8313/
Brokås8313/
Broksh8312/
Broksz8310/
Brouks836/
Breeks833/
Brieks832/
Brueks831/
Brekhs831/
Brekss831/
Broyks830/
Broeckx772,156/
Broocks77517/
Bruecks7796/
Broksch7795/
Breikss7761/
Brekkås7718/
Breyksh778/
Brookss775/
Brrooks774/
Break's771/
Breikšs771/
Breikse771/
Brooiks771/
Hbrooks770/
Broucks770/
Breakes770/
Bruks731,190/
Brokx73287/
Braks73241/
Broex7353/
Brocs7315/
Brogs735/
Bregs733/
Broxs731/
Brocksch7193/
Breuksch7188/
Breiksch7120/
D'Brooks714/
Brookshe710/
Brucks671,382/
Bracks67404/
Brochs6773/
Braksh6751/
Brauks6742/
Brücks6739/
Brockx6733/
Brakss6730/
Breckx6729/
Breggs6725/
Brukås6719/
Briegs6712/
Broukx6712/
Broocs676/
Brooxs675/
Broggs674/
Braaks674/
Brookx674/
Bruksh671/
Brojex671/
Brechs671/
Brocsh671/
Bruiks670/
Brusks670/
Braegs670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Broeks
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