Browny Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Browny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Browny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia491:550,93340,757
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Browny (93) may also be a first name.

Browny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Browny is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Browny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Browny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Browny is the 1,994,173rd most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Browny are found; 56 percent are found in Australasia and 56 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Browny is also the 986,211th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 93 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 550,933. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 96 percent reside and Western Australia, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Australia it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Browny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Browny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Browny last name fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Browny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Browny earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Browney9296/
Brownny922/
Browniy920/
Browne83115,008/
Browni8363/
Browné834/
Brownj832/
Brownè831/
Brawny831/
Brownh831/
Brownie771,218/
Brownee7727/
Brownne7723/
Brownii7710/
Brobney773/
Brouwne772/
Brownei771/
Browneh771/
Brrowne771/
Brownje771/
Brownhe771/
Browneu771/
Broowne771/
Brawney770/
Browñ731/
Brownett71272/
Browness7119/
Brownnie714/
Brownnee712/
Browneer711/
Brownner710/
Browniss710/
Brawne6742/
Vrowne671/
Brownhead671/
Brovner626/
Brawnie621/
Brawnes621/
Bruwner620/
Brawnner570/
Brawnisch531/
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
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  • 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 Browny
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