Brosow Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Brosow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brosow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Austria101:851,54467,454
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534

Brosow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brosow is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brosow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brosow is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Brosow reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Brosow is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 32 percent reside, Hesse, where 27 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brossow9236/
Broscow924/
Broshow921/
Broisowa862/
Brodshow861/
Brosov8393/
Brosof8318/
Brosob8311/
Brasow831/
Bresow831/
Brozow830/
Brüssow77959/
Brussow77658/
Brosova77222/
Bressow7780/
Brassow7769/
Broscov775/
Brosoff774/
Brossov772/
Broshov771/
Bresiow771/
Brashow771/
Brosovs771/
Broysov771/
Brössow771/
Brousaw770/
Broshaw770/
Brzozowa71179/
Brussouw7154/
Broscoff7125/
Bratszow713/
Broszova713/
Broosova711/
Brooshaw711/
Brossova711/
Brousova711/
Broshova711/
Brodshaw710/
Brusov671,563/
Brasov67765/
Brusaw6759/
Bresaw6755/
Brocaw6722/
Brasof6721/
Broussova678/
Brosuv674/
Brüßow673/
Bresof672/
Brocov671/
Brosav671/
Brezow671/
Brazow671/
Brozov671/
Brasaw670/
Bradschow670/

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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
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  • 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 Brosow
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