Browson Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Browson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Browson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1621:1,093,47445,309
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Browson (38) may also be a first name.

Browson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Browson is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Browson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Browson reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 38 people.

The surname Browson is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 72 percent reside, Cross River, where 10 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Browson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Browson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Browson last name rose 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Browson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Browson surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Browson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Browsong931/
Brobson86107/
Brawson8611/
Browzon861/
Browsom861/
Bruwson861/
Browsen860/
Brofson860/
Brovsson803/
Brabson711,122/
Browsum711/
Brubson710/
Brabszon670/
Brabsan570/
Brabsen570/
Børufsen5358/
Brovchun5312/

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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 Browson
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