Browni Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Browni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Browni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Browni (19) may also be a first name.

Browni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Browni has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Browni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Browni are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

The last name Browni is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,038,071. In Tanzania Browni is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Browni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Browni has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Browni last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brownie921,218/
Brownii9210/
Brownei921/
Browniy920/
Brownnie864/
Browniss860/
Browne83115,008/
Browny8388/
Browné834/
Brownj832/
Brownè831/
Brownh831/
Browney7796/
Brownee7727/
Brownne7723/
Brownny772/
Brouwne772/
Broowne771/
Browneu771/
Brownhe771/
Brownje771/
Brrowne771/
Brawnie771/
Browneh771/
Browñ731/
Brownett71272/
Browness7119/
Brownnee712/
Browneer711/
Brownner710/
Brawne6742/
Brawnisch671/
Brawny671/
Vrowne671/
Brownhead671/
Brovner626/
Brobney623/
Brawnes621/
Brawney620/
Bruwner620/
Brawnner570/
Bravne502/

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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 Browni
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