Broomberg Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Broomberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broomberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa821:660,70448,422
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Broomberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broomberg occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broomberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Broomberg reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 660,704. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 38 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent live. Besides South Africa Broomberg exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live.

Broomberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Broomberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Broomberg last name rose 631 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Broomberg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Broomberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 625.7% more than the national average, earning R 1,724,530 per year and in United States they earn 21.82% less than the national average, earning $33,736 USD per year.

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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 Broomberg
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