Bronkhorst Surname

52,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bronkhorst Surname Definition:

Place name in Holland.

Bronkhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,6191:8,1851,048
Netherlands2,3541:7,174839
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Australia511:529,32739,816
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
England471:1,185,49155,443
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Belgium211:547,45951,586
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Swaziland91:144,244719
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Bronkhorst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch/Flemish), Fountain-wood. (variant: Quellhorst.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Bronkhorst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bronkhorst (Russian: Бронхорст) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bronkhorst.

How Common Is The Last Name Bronkhorst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,363rd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 745,605 people. The surname Bronkhorst occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Bronkhorst are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,619 people, or 1 in 8,185. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 39 percent are found, Limpopo, where 13 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Besides South Africa it is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Bronkhorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bronkhorst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bronkhorst last name increased 625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 783 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bronkhorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bronkhorst are 37.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bronkhorst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.83% more than the national average, earning R 427,344 per year; in United States they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning $49,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $57,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bronkhorst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bronkhorst in the Russian language
Бронхорстbronhorst-

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