Where Does The Last Name Broest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Broest is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Broest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Broest is the 3,882,373^rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Broest live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 734,225. In The Netherlands Broest is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 48 percent are found, North Holland, where 43 percent are found and Gelderland, where 4 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Broest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Broest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broest surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.