Brostow Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Brostow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brostow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brostow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brostow occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brostow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Brostow are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Brostow is most numerous in: Texas, where 39 percent reside, New Jersey, where 19 percent reside and New York, where 19 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Brostow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brostow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brostow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brostow last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Brostow earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brastow8652/
Brostov862/
Brestow862/
Brustow860/
Brostoff80243/
Bradstow801/
Braxstow800/
Brastowe800/
Brotov776/
Brestov7124/
Brastov7114/
Brotova719/
Brotoft717/
Brothof711/
Brattow711/
Brotoff711/
Brustov711/
Broitof710/
Brestoff6718/
Brastoff6718/
Brastova677/
Brusthoff6314/
Bresthoff630/
Bratov62650/
Brataw624/
Vrotov624/
Bratova57506/
Bratovz579/
Bratoff577/
Bratovš573/
Bratovs571/
Brattov571/
Brustab571/

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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 Brostow
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