Broscomb Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Broscomb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Broscomb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673

Broscomb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broscomb is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broscomb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Broscomb occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Broscomb are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Broscomb is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 46 percent live, Cornwall, where 38 percent live and Somerset, where 4 percent live. Besides England Broscomb exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live.

Broscomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broscomb has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broschomb949/
Brascomb8845/
Brauscomb820/
Bracomb801/
Brocamp672/
Brockamp63434/
Brascamp6347/
Bruscamp631/
Broeskamp5916/
Brockhamp590/
Broesskamp569/
Brokamp531,221/
Bröskamp50278/
Braskamp50191/
Breskamp5010/
Brokkamp501/
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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 Broscomb
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