Brouwn Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Brouwn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brouwn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Brouwn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brouwn is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brouwn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Brouwn reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Brouwn is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 244,742. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 54 percent reside, Flevoland, where 23 percent reside and South Holland, where 20 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 39 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brouwen9215/
Brouwne922/
Brown912,599,112/
Bruwn917/
Browne83115,008/
Browen83282/
Brownn8381/
Browin8354/
Broown8330/
Brauwn8324/
Brrown8321/
Browwn8317/
Browng8315/
Broiwn839/
Bruwen834/
Brownk834/
Hbrown834/
Bhrown832/
Brownq832/
Bruwin832/
Brownh831/
Broewn831/
Broswn831/
Brownë831/
Brownĉ831/
Browén831/
D'Brown7733/
Brownne7723/
Brownng773/
Brrowne771/
Brownhe771/
Broowne771/
Brawn733,461/
Vrown738/
Brovn737/
Browñ731/
Brownová7119/
Browwing713/
Brownova711/
Browinng711/
Brushwen711/
Brownngg710/
Brobyn67261/
Brobin6750/
Brawne6742/
Broben6733/
Brawnt6710/
Brawin676/
Broivn673/
Brusvn672/
Vrowin671/
Brubin671/
Brawng671/
Brawnn671/
Bruben671/
Vrowyn671/

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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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  • 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 Brouwn
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