Broer Surname

129,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Broer Surname User-submission:

Broer is Dutch for 'brother'.

Broer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9001:8,8881,134
Germany7251:111,04213,681
United States4511:803,67861,918
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Australia761:355,20729,862
Austria381:224,09027,245
England341:1,638,76668,634
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Suriname41:138,1547,029
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guyana11:762,22114,420
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Broer (365) may also be a first name.

Broer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Broer is Dutch for 'brother'.

- broertje

Broer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broer (Russian: Броер) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Broer? popularity and diffusion

Broer is the 129,532nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,085,732 people. The last name Broer is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Broer reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Broer is also the 455,540th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 365 people.

The last name Broer is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,900 people, or 1 in 8,888. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 40 percent are found, North Holland, where 12 percent are found and Gelderland, where 11 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Broer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Broer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Broer surname grew 902 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Broer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Broer last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Broer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.29% more than the national average, earning $65,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brower9122,457/
Broere912,796/
Broyer912,196/
Brouer91448/
Brojer9174/
Broier9132/
Broher915/
Broert912/
Brooer911/
Broerz911/
Bruoer910/
Broe892,037/
Bror89163/
Brohier831,908/
Brogger83377/
Broherd8330/
Broeyer8319/
Broijer838/
Broyere835/
Brouyer835/
Browere834/
Broiher834/
Broyier833/
Brooher832/
Broheer831/
Broower831/
Broweer831/
Broyher831/
Braouer831/
Breioer830/
Browier830/
Brier805,543/
Bryer803,261/
Breer801,799/
Brear801,748/
Bruer801,684/
Breur801,074/
Broes80869/
Braer80347/
Breir80217/
Brohe80129/
Broet8068/
Brour8052/
Broed8017/
Broeh8015/
Broey8014/
Broor8012/
Broez802/
Brooe801/
Bhrer801/
Vroer801/
Brhoe801/
Brejr801/
Broee800/
Broea800/
Broir800/
Broihier77115/
Brouhier7764/
Brouyere7740/
Brojgier772/
Browerth771/
Broygier771/
Breuer7349,069/
Brauer7331,941/
Breyer738,719/
Breier736,240/
Breard733,007/
Brayer732,145/
Brajer731,214/
Bruyer731,213/
Brohet73895/
Breure73846/
Brawer73499/
Braier73454/
Brehar73209/
Breart73195/
Brohée73179/
Breare73166/
Brouir73162/
Brejer7389/
Broess7380/
Broetz7375/
Bräger7361/
Broței7356/
Brejtr7355/
Braher7353/
Brojír7345/
Brájer7340/
Brijer7333/
Breyre7327/
Broest7326/
Brojre7315/
Bruier7314/
Broeth7313/
Bréger7313/
Brohed738/
Breitr737/
Brojar734/
Briear734/
Brohie734/
Bruerø734/
Breerh734/
Broure732/
Broehy732/
Broesh732/
Brajor732/
Brohey732/
Broyar732/
Bráyer732/
Breire731/
Breuar731/
Brgaer731/
Briyer731/
Broeie731/
Breear731/
Vrower731/
Braere731/
Brouër731/
Brooes731/
Breyar731/
Brohei731/
Brohèe731/
Broech731/
Briyor731/
Brioar731/
Broore731/
Breyor730/
Breior730/
Bruyor730/
Brheur730/
Brouie730/
Braert730/
Breiar730/
Brojerová712/
Brugger6718,227/
Bruyere677,827/
Brugier671,060/
Brigger67694/
Bragger67686/
Brygier67680/
Brahier67540/
Bregger67491/
Broyard67434/
Bruhier67313/
Brygger67279/
Broyart67273/
Brae67235/
Broesch67228/
Brihier67130/
Briejer6781/
Brauere6778/
Brehard6758/
Brehart6737/
Breyare6734/
Bruyeer6733/
Breiert6730/
Bréhier6724/
Breyard6716/
Brayere6714/
Breiher6710/
Breyere679/
Bruiere679/
Brujord678/
Breeyer676/
Brör676/
Brégier675/
Breuier674/
Breauer674/
Brur674/
Breiere674/
Brohead673/
Brauert672/
Brahear672/
Briyere672/
Briiere671/
Brouyor671/
Brajerd671/
Brayord671/
Bhroyar671/
Brujere671/
Brhaier671/
Breejer671/
Broè671/
Breyart671/
Breyert671/
Brigier671/
Broiard671/
Brajort671/
Brahuer671/
Brayeer671/
Breuher670/
Brahere670/
Breyeer670/
Brieyer670/
Braweer670/
Brojard670/
Brayert670/

Broer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Broer in the Russian language
Броерbroer-

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