Brostedt Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Brostedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brostedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1541:63,9404,874
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Bröstedt (1) are calculated separately.

Brostedt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brostedt occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bröstedt. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brostedt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,095,216th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Brostedt live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 63,940. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent live, Södermanland County, where 24 percent live and Skåne County, where 9 percent live. Not including Sweden it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Brostedt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brostedt surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Brostedt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bröstedt961/
Broistedt9491/
Brosteadt943/
Brosted9327/
Broddstedt893/
Broustet88313/
Brodsted880/
Brestedt880/
Broste86147/
Brotet8647/
Breustedt82790/
Braustedt820/
Broster801,380/
Brouste80487/
Brasted80427/
Brottet80198/
Broutet80188/
Brustet8038/
Brusted804/
Brestet803/
Brzoste802/
Brostee801/
Brothed800/
Brote77131/
Brouster7597/
Broustey7560/
Bradsted7538/
Braasted754/
Brustead754/
Brastead751/
Brooster751/
Brajsted751/
Brouttet751/
Brosther751/
Brosthes751/
Brosster750/
Bruoster750/
Braested750/
Brassted750/
Brestead750/
Brotea71304/
Broute71217/
Brotte71185/
Brothe71124/
Brotti71120/
Brotei7165/
Brushtets7129/
Brodte7116/
Brotta7111/
Brotje719/
Brotee719/
Broter718/
Brotes714/
Brotie713/
Bradsteet713/
Brosta713/
Braste712/
Brosty712/
Broote712/
Brotey712/
Brosti711/
Breudsted711/
Brotty711/
Broyte711/
Bratet711/
Brohte711/
Brated711/
Brotge710/
Bradstead710/
Brother677,382/
Brottes67616/
Braster67233/
Broutta6773/
Brotter6755/
Brousta6745/
Breuste6741/
Broutee6733/
Brottie6731/
Bratets6725/
Broutte6717/
Brousti6716/
Brauste678/
Bruosta677/
Broutie677/
Brousté674/
Brouteh674/
Brzosta672/
Broothe671/
Brottej671/
Brothea671/
Brousty671/
Broutté671/
Brostha671/
Brotheh671/
Brotoit671/
Brojter671/
Brothie670/
Brooter670/
Brostay670/
Brothey670/
Brestit670/

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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 Brostedt
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