Broght Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Broght Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broght Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Broght Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broght is most common in Colombia. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broght? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Broght live; 86 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Caribbean South America.

It is most commonly occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,962,345. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Quindío Department, where 100 percent reside. Barring Colombia it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Broght Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broght has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broght last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brought92389/
Broughte863/
Wroght836/
Breght834/
Braght831/
Brught831/
Braught77247/
Wrought7763/
Broughs772/
Vrought771/
Brughts771/
Wroight771/
Brroughs713/
Broggy6761/
Wrogjt678/
Vrught677/
Wraght673/

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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 Broght
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