Bromehead Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bromehead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bromehead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
England241:2,321,58686,519
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970

Bromehead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bromehead is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bromehead.

How Common Is The Last Name Bromehead? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Bromehead live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 42 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Bromehead occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent reside and Scotland, where 5 percent reside.

Bromehead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bromehead has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bromehead surname contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bromehead Last Name Statistics demography

Bromehead earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning R 275,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broomehead950/
Bromhead94761/
Broomhead892,661/
Brommhead891/
Bromead889/
Brumhead82100/
Broomead821/
Bromea808/
Broomheed780/
Bromyed750/
Bromée67105/
Bramheyya675/
Bramea671/

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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 Bromehead
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