Brom Surname

82,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Brom Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Brome, Broom or Broome (place where broom grew), the names of several places in England; dweller near where broom grew.

Brom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,4391:10,762988
United States9951:364,28032,421
Netherlands9051:18,6602,907
Czechia5341:19,9133,029
Poland3221:118,04017,629
Israel3081:27,7854,026
France2981:222,89534,564
Germany1921:419,29938,092
Brazil1811:1,182,73140,970
Russia1601:900,76971,600
Austria641:133,05418,198
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England341:1,638,76668,634
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Belarus161:593,81652,198
India141:54,790,384527,769
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:201,68117,505

Brom (686) may also be a first name.

Brom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Brome, Broom or Broome (place where broom grew), the names of several places in England; dweller near where broom grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brom Last Name Facts

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

Brom (Hindi: ब्रोम, Russian: Бром) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Brom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brom is the 82,081st most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,233,505 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Brom are found; 25 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 24 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Brom is also the 315,870th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 686 people.

It is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,439 people, or 1 in 10,762. In Cambodia it is most common in: Battambang Province, where 43 percent are found, Siem Reap Province, where 32 percent are found and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Cambodia it is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.

Brom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brom surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Brom last name are 15.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brom earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.76% less than the national average, earning R 157,416 per year; in United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $53,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broom8914,227/
Brohm891,389/
Bromm891,304/
Brome891,186/
Broum89336/
Bromn8944/
Brgom8925/
Brhom8917/
Broem8913/
Bhrom898/
Broim897/
Brrom892/
Bromh892/
Bromg891/
Broym891/
Bromt890/
Bruom890/
Broome8022,729/
Bromme80418/
Broehm80223/
Brohme8059/
Brhoum806/
Brhoom806/
Broumm803/
Bromhe802/
Broume802/
Brodtm801/
Broemm801/
Broihm801/
Brotem801/
Brrome801/
Brosim800/
Bromdt800/
Brum7534,064/
Bron7513,168/
Bram755,719/
Broń757/
Wrom756/
Vrom754/
Brão752/
Bromová73589/
Brottem7381/
Bromova7336/
Brochim7311/
Brame676,275/
Braam675,623/
Vroom675,287/
Brumm675,025/
Brahm674,085/
Braum672,118/
Broun671,681/
Bronn671,248/
Breum671,210/
Broin671,168/
Brong671,141/
Bront67717/
Brume67652/
Bramm67550/
Brgum67540/
Brone67525/
Bruhm67267/
Brgam67262/
Broon67246/
Brohn67239/
Brond67208/
Brham67173/
Bruon67158/
Bramh67154/
Broumová67106/
Bhram6792/
Bronț6789/
Brzon6762/
Broyn6738/
Bærum6724/
Bramt6717/
Bramg6711/
Øvrom6710/
Bruym679/
Brumt676/
Bramë675/
Bramd674/
Bronh674/
Broychim674/
Bruim673/
Brron673/
Brhon672/
Bramn672/
Bromehed672/
Brhum672/
Bhron672/
Brotn671/
Brouchim671/
Hbram671/
Vromm671/
Wrome671/
Hbron671/
Vrome671/
Børum671/
Braïm671/
Brasm671/
Broumova671/
Broën671/
Brońk671/
Brzoń671/
Bruum671/
Bramk671/
Brümm671/
Brosn670/
Wroom670/

Brom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brom in the Hindi language
ब्रोमbroma-
Brom in the Russian language
Бромbrom-

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