Brotherus Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Brotherus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 78 | 1:70,471 | 7,855 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Brotherus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brotherus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brotherus occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brotherus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,075,631st most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Brotherus reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 70,471. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 86 percent reside, Tavastia Proper, where 8 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Finland Brotherus occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers | 94 | 23,681 | / |
| Brouthers | 89 | 81 | / |
| Brotherss | 89 | 5 | / |
| Brotheras | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bartherus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brotherrs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brotheers | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pbrothers | 89 | 0 | / |
| Browthers | 89 | 0 | / |
| Brothrs | 88 | 7 | / |
| Brthers | 88 | 6 | / |
| Broothaers | 84 | 407 | / |
| Brosterhus | 84 | 40 | / |
| Brothersue | 84 | 1 | / |
| Barthers | 82 | 61 | / |
| Prothers | 82 | 28 | / |
| Bruthers | 82 | 20 | / |
| Borthers | 82 | 11 | / |
| Brathers | 82 | 5 | / |
| Brithers | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brothars | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brethers | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brothres | 82 | 1 | / |
| Burthers | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brosterhous | 80 | 85 | / |
| Brosterhaus | 80 | 51 | / |
| Perothers | 78 | 5 | / |
| Brotheroe | 78 | 0 | / |
| Protherse | 78 | 0 | / |
| Brosterhouse | 76 | 1 | / |
| Brosterhause | 76 | 0 | / |
| Perrothers | 74 | 15 | / |
| Brotherhoo | 74 | 2 | / |
| Barruthers | 74 | 1 | / |
| Parrothers | 74 | 0 | / |
| Protheroes | 74 | 0 | / |
| Prathers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Barthurs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Parthers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porthers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prethers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Prothiereos | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bratterud | 67 | 171 | / |
| Barthares | 67 | 84 | / |
| Bartharès | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paruthers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Partheris | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Brotherus
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