Brofft Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brofft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brofft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brofft Last Name Facts

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

Brofft occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brofft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,144,405th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Brofft are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Brofft is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States Brofft is most frequent in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, Colorado, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Brofft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brofft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brofft last name expanded 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brofft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brofft last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.

Brofft earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $46,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broff91125/
Broft9156/
Brouff8376/
Brooft831/
Brhoff831/
Broffe830/
Brosff830/
Brof8029/
Braff73877/
Braft737/
Breft735/
Brouf732/
Browt732/
Brobt732/
Broof731/
Brofe731/
Brozf731/
Brovt730/
Broftová7134/
Braaff67114/
Braaft6728/
Brauff679/
Braffe672/
Vrhoff671/
Browth671/
Bropht670/
Brotfe670/

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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 Brofft
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