Browné Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Browné Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Browné Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Browne (115,008) & Brownè (1) are calculated separately.

Browné Last Name Facts

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

Browné occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Browne or Brownè. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Browné? popularity and diffusion

The surname Browné is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Browné occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Browné are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 50 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 50 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Bahamas, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Browne94115,008/
Brownè941/
Browny8388/
Browni8363/
Brownj832/
Brownh831/
Brownie771,218/
Browney7796/
Brownee7727/
Brownne7723/
Brownii7710/
Brouwne772/
Brownny772/
Brownei771/
Browneh771/
Brrowne771/
Brownje771/
Brownhe771/
Browneu771/
Broowne771/
Browniy770/
Browñ731/
Brownett71272/
Browness7119/
Brownnie714/
Brownnee712/
Browneer711/
Browniss710/
Brownner710/
Brawne6742/
Vrowne671/
Brownhead671/
Brawny671/
Wrowne671/
Brovner626/
Brobney623/
Brawnie621/
Brawnes621/
Brawney620/
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
  • 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 Browné
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