Brofoss Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brofoss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brofoss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway161:321,39331,311

Brofoss Last Name Facts

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

Brofoss occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brofoss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brofoss live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 321,393. In Norway Brofoss is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent live and Central Norway, where 6 percent live.

Brofoss Last Name Statistics demography

Brofoss earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning 390,701 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brofos9220/
Broufos861/
Bratfoss8015/
Brofas77378/
Broffo7711/
Bratfos7140/
Broufas7123/
Broffoh711/
Brosfus711/
Brafo67361/
Brofa6711/
Brodfoot673/
Broudfoot630/
Broodfoot630/
Braffo62345/
Brafas6232/
Bropho6229/
Broufa628/
Brafou623/
Bradfo622/
Brafoy620/
Braffou57103/
Bradfod575/
Braffoh571/
Bratfus571/
Braffot570/
Breffoz570/
Bradfoot533/
Brafffou531/
Bradfoid531/
Bradfood530/
Brafa50597/
Brouffeau504/
Brousfeau501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brofoss
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