Brood Surname

449,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2391:70,65812,018
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
England581:960,65648,451
France441:1,509,607143,950
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Brood (15) may also be a first name.

Brood Last Name Facts

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

Brood is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 449,900th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,639,611 people. The surname Brood is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Brood reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 70,658. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 39 percent reside, North Holland, where 28 percent reside and South Holland, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Brood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brood surname expanded 733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 305 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brood are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Brood earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.73% less than the national average, earning R 159,864 per year and in United States they earn 14.1% less than the national average, earning $37,067 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broods91122/
Broodh9111/
Broodt914/
Brod894,047/
Broo891,071/
Broos804,495/
Brodt803,189/
Brodd80946/
Broud80325/
Broyd80252/
Brodz8088/
Broot8036/
Broed8017/
Broid8017/
Brods8016/
Brooz8012/
Brodh8011/
Brooy8010/
Brooš803/
Brooe801/
Brooj801/
Brodp801/
Broop800/
Brooheed770/
Bro7511,995/
Broosh7358/
Åbrodd7334/
Brodte7316/
Åbrodh736/
Brooth734/
D'Brod733/
Broudt733/
Brooch732/
Broohs732/
Broote732/
Brodsø732/
Broots732/
Broidt731/
Wroods731/
Bhroud731/
Brochd731/
Broyds731/
Brouds731/
Broost731/
Brodgy731/
Brou67140,088/
Brad675,256/
Bros674,770/
Broz674,158/
Broh673,058/
Brot672,138/
Broy671,526/
Broa671,264/
Broś671,212/
Brud67745/
Broi67557/
Brodova67345/
Brodová67333/
Broj67291/
Broź67115/
Brro6794/
Brád6776/
Broš6767/
Øbro6744/
Vrod6741/
Broosch6733/
Broș6731/
Brňo6728/
Åbro6719/
Brojová6719/
Brodowa6710/
Brotova679/
Brho677/
Bruo677/
Bhro675/
Broddås674/
Brohova672/
Bëro672/
Brzo672/
Bród672/
Broş672/
Broø672/
Brop672/
Brgo671/
Broá671/
Broć671/
Broyová671/
Broothe671/
Broisdt670/
Wrod670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brood
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