Bros Surname

99,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bros Surname Definition:

Perhaps from Germ, brusch, broom. See Broome.

Bros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,7381:38,2184,728
Pakistan5971:299,2366,285
Spain3951:118,3609,273
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Cambodia2141:72,3702,114
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Slovakia911:58,64211,313
Germany821:981,77468,040
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Italy601:1,019,27870,256
Canada601:614,09350,489
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
England541:1,031,81650,675
Poland481:791,84963,527
India471:16,320,540259,912
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Greece221:503,62763,727
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Estonia81:165,22626,217
China81:170,915,1968,932
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guam11:160,1214,893
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Broś (1,212), Broš (67), Broș (31), Brós (4) & Broş (2) are calculated separately.

Bros (1,173) may also be a first name.

Bros Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from Germ, brusch, broom. See Broome.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From bras, great, hodie braos, brawse.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bros Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bros is found most frequently in France. It can also occur in the variant forms: Broś, Broš, Broș, Brós or Broş. Click here for further possible spellings of Bros.

How Common Is The Last Name Bros? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,267th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,527,787 people. The surname Bros occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Bros are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 231,872nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 1,173 people.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 1,738 people, or 1 in 38,218. In France it is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 46 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 12 percent reside. Outside of France this last name is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent reside and Spain, where 8 percent reside.

Bros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bros surname increased 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 386 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bros Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

The amount Bros earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning $21,150,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 48.75% more than the national average, earning $64,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $51,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broś921,212/
Broš9267/
Broș9231/
Brós924/
Broş922/
Brose898,584/
Bross895,560/
Brost894,749/
Broos894,495/
Brosh89879/
Broes89869/
Brosz89843/
Brous89559/
Brois89378/
Brohs8971/
Brots8927/
Brosø8921/
Brods8916/
Brros8911/
Broys898/
Bhros895/
Bruos895/
Broås893/
Brozs891/
Båros891/
Brzos891/
Broxs891/
Bro8611,995/
Brosch806,708/
Brosse804,336/
Brouse802,432/
Broust80445/
Broise80240/
Broush80224/
Broods80122/
Bhrose8090/
Broess8080/
Broose8061/
Broosh8058/
Brostt8017/
Bhrosh8013/
Brouss8012/
Broshe808/
Brooxs805/
Brotts804/
Brodst803/
Brohse803/
Broots802/
Brosth802/
Broesh802/
Broish802/
Broohs802/
Brodsø802/
Brosst802/
Broist801/
Broost801/
Brosce801/
Brotst801/
Brouds801/
Brousp801/
Broyds801/
Broyse801/
Brossj801/
Broïse801/
Brgous801/
Broths801/
Brozse800/
Brossh800/
Brou75140,088/
Bras7518,474/
Brus7511,109/
Brás758,443/
Broz754,158/
Brož754,086/
Brod754,047/
Broh753,058/
Brox753,038/
Brot752,138/
Broc751,770/
Broy751,526/
Broa751,264/
Broß751,250/
Broo751,071/
Broi75557/
Broj75291/
Broż75142/
Broź75115/
Brro7594/
Vros7555/
Øbro7544/
Brňo7528/
Åbro7519/
Wros7518/
Bruo757/
Brho757/
Bhro755/
Bràs754/
Brop752/
Broø752/
Brzo752/
Bëro752/
Broá751/
Brgo751/
Broć751/
Brüs751/
Brousse738,429/
Brosche731,224/
Broesch73228/
Brosova73222/
Broisch73160/
Brosová73100/
Brotsch7381/
Broosch7333/
Bhroshe7312/
Broddås734/
Broosse731/
Broschz731/
Brousch730/
Broisdt730/
Brush6711,667/
Brass6710,163/
Brust679,109/
Breus676,476/
Broch675,660/
Bruss673,654/
Broce673,380/
Brase673,300/
Brodt673,189/
Bruse673,065/
Brash673,043/
Brott672,428/
Broux672,419/
Wrzos671,807/
Braas671,246/
Brodd67946/
Bruus67785/
Brast67763/
Brood67756/
Braus67744/
Bruot67619/
Brout67383/
Wrosz67373/
Broud67325/
Brasz67261/
Broyd67252/
Brouh67230/
Brats67215/
Bruis67186/
Bruys67165/
Brahs67159/
Bruhs67159/
Broix67139/
Brzoň67131/
Brads67118/
Brohy67108/
Broszová6791/
Broit6788/
Brodz6788/
Bruås6773/
Brüss6764/
Vross6759/
Broot6736/
Broyt6735/
Vrosh6732/
Brzus6730/
Brozt6730/
Braxs6727/
Brühs6726/
Brzoź6725/
Bhroy6724/
Brujs6724/
Brouz6723/
Brósz6722/
Brossová6721/
Brasø6721/
Brotsche6719/
Broid6717/
Brrou6717/
Brusz6715/
Broiz6715/
Bhrot6714/
Brhoi6714/
Brzoś6714/
Brózs6713/
Brooz6712/
Brodh6711/
Brooy6710/
Bropp6710/
Brouj679/
Wross677/
Brozh677/
Brras677/
Brojt677/
Vrost677/
Bruzs676/
Broosche676/
Brazs675/
Brzoz675/
Brotp675/
Håbro675/
Bhroz675/
Broox674/
Brodc674/
Bhroi674/
Brgas674/
Brojć674/
Br'as674/
Bračs673/
Brasc673/
Broszova673/
Brooš673/
Bra's673/
Wrose672/
Wrozs672/
Vrois672/
Broph672/
Mpros672/
Broez672/
Brohz672/
Broße672/
Broßt672/
Brodtsch672/
Broisowa672/
Broshova671/
Brodp671/
Brooe671/
Broup671/
Brousova671/
Brrus671/
Brasd671/
Brasj671/
Brasp671/
Bhroj671/
Vrots671/
Broht671/
Bróis671/
Hbrou671/
Brašs671/
Broshová671/
Brossova671/
Broosova671/
Broosová671/
Brošš671/
Brhot671/
Brohj671/
Broih671/
Brzho671/
Brzoż671/
Brósh671/
Brohc671/
Bhras671/
Bhrro671/
Brooj671/
Broop670/

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