Browaeys Surname

418,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Browaeys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Browaeys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4161:27,6364,407
France3961:167,73426,106
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Browaeys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Browaeys has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Browaeys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 418,547th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. Browaeys occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Browaeys live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 27,636. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Belgium it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 48 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brouwaeys9416/
Brewaeys88199/
Bruwaeys881/
Browae862/
Browaeijs821/
Brouweays821/
Broweus803/
Brewaes801/
Browoe712/
Braveus6781/
Brawaer672/
Brevoes670/
Brovataya592/
Brabae572/
Brawoe571/
Brawoua531/
Bravaed530/
Brubahis501/
Brabouia501/
Bravohei501/

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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 Browaeys
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