Brownwest Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Brownwest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Brownwest 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
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080

Brownwest Last Name Facts

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

Brownwest is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brownwest? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Brownwest reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Brownwest is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Brownwest is most numerous in: Rivers, where 74 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Osun, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Brownwest occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

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
Brownwe882/
Brownwitt781/
Brownwy751/
Brawnwe751/
Brownbe750/
Brownwhite741/
Brownbey719/
Brownway711/
Brownbee710/
Brownvi631/

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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 Brownwest
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