Brostuen Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Brostuen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brostuen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Norway111:467,48139,375
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Brostuen Last Name Facts

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

Brostuen is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Brostuen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brostuen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Brostuen reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brostuen is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States Brostuen is mostly found in: Colorado, where 44 percent are found, North Dakota, where 17 percent are found and Rhode Island, where 17 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 15 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Brostuen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brostuen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 738 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brostuen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brostuen last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brostuen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.13% less than the national average, earning 238,348 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Brostuen
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