Browhill Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Browhill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Browhill Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Browhill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Browhill is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Browhill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Browhill live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Browhill is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 100 percent live. Not including England it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live.

Browhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Browhill has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Browhill surname decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Browill930/
Browhell882/
Brawhill880/
Browil861/
Browell80935/
Browlle802/
Broville758/
Broveill751/
Brohwell751/
Broowell750/
Browel7137/
Brovil7113/
Brouville711/
Brobeil67299/
Brawell6716/
Brovell679/
Brobail675/
Bravill671/
Brevill671/
Brawile670/
Browele670/
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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 Browhill
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