Broks Surname

262,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Broks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia6931:2,958371
Netherlands3001:56,2919,664
Norway1631:31,5484,375
Canada901:409,39536,056
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
England311:1,797,35772,927
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Broks (28) may also be a first name.

Broks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broks (Russian: Брокс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Broks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 262,152nd most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,871,354 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Broks live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Baltic Europe. Broks is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 2,958. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Semigallia, where 39 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 35 percent live and Vidzeme, where 13 percent live. Aside from Latvia it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and Norway, where 11 percent live.

Broks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Broks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Broks surname fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 310 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Broks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Broks surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Broks earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning 330,281 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.49% less than the national average, earning $36,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $57,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brooks91446,904/
Brocks912,738/
Broeks91657/
Brroks9142/
Broksø9122/
Brokås9113/
Brokks9113/
Broksh9112/
Broksz9110/
Brouks916/
Brokse911/
Brodks911/
Broyks910/
Broocks83517/
Broecks83124/
Broksch8395/
Brookss835/
Broosks834/
Brrooks834/
Brooksx831/
Brookst830/
Broucks830/
Hbrooks830/
Brooksd830/
Bruks801,190/
Brokx80287/
Braks80241/
Brocs8015/
Breks809/
Brogs805/
Broxs801/
Vroks801/
Brocksch7793/
Broksche7717/
D'Brooks774/
Broksova771/
Broekcks771/
Brookshe770/
Brucks731,382/
Bracks73404/
Broekx73370/
Brochs7373/
Braksh7351/
Brakse7345/
Brauks7342/
Brecks7341/
Brücks7339/
Brockx7333/
Brakss7330/
Brukås7319/
Broukx7312/
Vrooks736/
Broocs736/
Brooxs735/
Brookx734/
Broggs734/
Braaks734/
Breeks733/
Brogst733/
Brocsh731/
Brekhs731/
Bruksh731/
Brekss731/
Brusks730/
Bruiks730/
Brooksová712/
Brox673,038/
Broeckx672,156/
Braucks67177/
Bruksch67123/
Bruksås6798/
Braksch6723/
Brekkås6718/
Bruckse679/
Brogsch676/
Braukst674/
Bräckås673/
Broiggs672/
Broochs671/
Brookch671/
Brucksh671/
Brakhsh671/
Brakhst671/
Braukss671/
Broichs671/

Broks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Broks in the Russian language
Броксbroks-

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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 Broks
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