Brothen Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Brothen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brothen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Brothén (8) are calculated separately.

Brothen Last Name Facts

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

Brothen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Brothén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brothen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 980,795th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Brothen live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States Brothen is most common in: Wisconsin, where 29 percent reside, Minnesota, where 27 percent reside and North Dakota, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.

Brothen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brothen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brothen last name increased 1,708 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brothen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brothen last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brothen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $47,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,529 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brothén958/
Brouthen934/
Brothein932/
Broten92951/
Brostheen884/
Brosten86163/
Brethen8691/
Brotten8686/
Brooten8674/
Brathen8641/
Broteng867/
Brotien861/
Brouten861/
Brothem861/
Brothnn860/
Broyten860/
Broteen860/
Brotn831/
Braathen801,826/
Brostean8060/
Brotheim8039/
Broštean8025/
Broştean804/
Broutene801/
Bretheen801/
Brouthem801/
Brottien801/
Broștean801/
Bruosten800/
Brotesen800/
Broisten800/
Braten77202/
Brotin77180/
Breten7757/
Brotén776/
Bruotn771/
Brotem771/
Brotyn771/
Broustein758/
Brošteanc758/
Brosztein753/
Broshteyn751/
Braaten715,505/
Broutin714,212/
Bratten711,992/
Brateng71254/
Brătean71167/
Bretten71131/
Brauten7187/
Brottem7181/
Bretean7178/
Bratean7170/
Brostin7166/
Bruteyn7150/
Brotine7125/
Brasten7121/
Bratein7117/
Bratene7114/
Brutein719/
Brottin716/
Brätean714/
Breeten713/
Brotina712/
Hbrotin711/
Brathin711/
Brraten711/
Broyshteyn711/
Brathén711/
Breuten710/
Brateen710/
Bratteng67218/
Brachten67124/
Bretn6792/
Brastein6748/
Bratheim6737/
Broostin6731/
Brausten6721/
Broustin6715/
Brostine6712/
Braateng6711/
Brathing6711/
Broutain6711/
Braatene672/
Braatten671/
Braateen671/
Braasten671/
Bratuhyn671/
Wrothing670/
Brotting670/
Brosting670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brothen
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