Broichgans Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Broichgans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broichgans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Broichgans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broichgans is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broichgans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Broichgans live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany Broichgans is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany Broichgans occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brochhans841/
Brogans827/
Brigans821/
Briggans7849/
Briganse780/
Broekhans7438/
Breingans740/
Bregans711/
Brigams710/
Brigance671,383/
Bregains6737/
Braggans675/
Braganse673/
Brighams673/
Brocions671/
Briggance6349/
Broughams631/
Brighance630/
Bracons59110/
Brajons591/
Brizons591/
Braganç591/
Bregons591/
Breganz591/
Braganz591/
Bragance56632/
Breganze5632/
Bragonse563/
Braganze562/
Braganch562/
Bregance560/

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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 Broichgans
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