Browi Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Browi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Browi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Browi (161) may also be a first name.

Browi Last Name Facts

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

Browi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Browi? popularity and diffusion

Browi is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Browi live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 722,635th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 161 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Browi is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Browi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Browit914/
Browie913/
Browhi911/
Browei911/
Browai911/
Browitt83358/
Brouwis836/
Browich832/
Browisz831/
Browe80616/
Brewi80123/
Brobi8065/
Browy8064/
Brawi8028/
Brovi8017/
Browé805/
Broweitz770/
Broshwis770/
Browes73531/
Bravoi7373/
Brovyi7357/
Brovio7327/
Broway7326/
Brawie7322/
Brawei7310/
Browwe738/
Brouwe737/
Brawai737/
Broviy736/
Broevi734/
Brahwi733/
Brawid733/
Bruwei733/
Broubi732/
Brawhi732/
Brouwa732/
Brohvi732/
Browey732/
Browue731/
Browha731/
Broovi731/
Bhrawi731/
Browee731/
Broweu731/
Brrowe731/
Brobei731/
Browhe731/
Brovis730/
Brewie730/
Broiby730/
Brouwhuis7118/
Broschwit711/
Browett67803/
Brahwai67115/
Brovich6760/
Brawhei6724/
Browher6724/
Brahawi6716/
Brouwet6716/
Broways6712/
Brosuis676/
Brawith675/
Brovish672/
Brouwes671/
Brrowes671/
Browwer671/
Broweys671/
Broweer671/
Broswer671/
Broower671/
Brochui671/

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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 Browi
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