Brosteanu Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Brosteanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 377 | 1:53,257 | 6,576 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Broșteanu (105) & Broşteanu (75) are calculated separately.
Brosteanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brosteanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brosteanu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Broșteanu or Broşteanu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brosteanu? popularity and diffusion
Brosteanu is the 727,600th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brosteanu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 53,257. In Romania Brosteanu is most common in: Ialomița County, where 25 percent reside, Iași County, where 23 percent reside and Dolj County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 3 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broșteanu | 96 | 105 | / |
| Broşteanu | 96 | 75 | / |
| Bresteanu | 89 | 79 | / |
| Brostianu | 89 | 55 | / |
| Brasteanu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Braesteanu | 84 | 34 | / |
| Brateanu | 82 | 283 | / |
| Brăteanu | 82 | 9 | / |
| Brahasteanu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Brastianou | 74 | 22 | / |
| Vrăteanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vrateanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brahastianu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Brătuianu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bratoianu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bratuianu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Brătășanu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vrastamnou | 63 | 17 | / |
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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 Brosteanu
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