Broye Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Broye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Broye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1591:51,6546,794
France1531:434,13562,815
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Broyé (2) are calculated separately.

Broye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broye has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can be found in the variant forms: Broyé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Broye is the 830,559th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname Broye occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Broye are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 51,654. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Fribourg, where 52 percent live, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 21 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland Broye occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Broye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Broye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Broye last name grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Broye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Broye last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Broye earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broyé932/
Broyez91145/
Broyet9140/
Broyes9115/
Brouye912/
Broyed911/
Bhroye911/
Broe892,037/
Broy891,526/
Brye89673/
Brouyez8316/
Broyier833/
Broyett831/
Broyoes831/
Braye801,771/
Breye801,640/
Browe80616/
Broyo80329/
Broyd80252/
Broue80124/
Brouy80110/
Brohy80108/
Bryie8078/
Wroye8078/
Vroye8070/
Brioy8060/
Broie8044/
Broyt8035/
Broya8025/
Briye8025/
Bhroy8024/
Broeh8015/
Broey8014/
Brooy8010/
Broje809/
Broys808/
Bryee802/
Broyi802/
Bruye802/
Brhoe801/
Broee800/
Brouet731,391/
Browes73531/
Brayet73228/
Bruyez73140/
Brogie73136/
Bruyet7375/
Brouez7353/
Brygge7340/
Broyot7336/
Broyad7326/
Braiye7326/
Brogge7317/
Brayei7314/
Brayez737/
Brayie736/
Brayes735/
Broueh735/
Brayeh735/
Brouay734/
Browie733/
Brooje733/
Broues733/
Browey732/
Broehy732/
Breyes732/
Braoue732/
Breiye731/
Brejoy731/
Brijye731/
Broeie731/
Broeja731/
Browee731/
Broweu731/
Broyds731/
Brrowe731/
Brayey731/
Brayee731/
Brojay731/
Breyee731/
Breeye731/
Briyes731/
Brayed731/
Brouee731/
Broioe731/
Briyet731/
Briyez731/
Bryiez731/
Browei731/
Brayae730/
Broyas730/
Brouie730/
Brou67140,088/
Bray6787,322/
Brea6722,802/
Bree679,046/
Brey678,287/
Breu676,202/
Brie673,496/
Bruy672,053/
Brue671,505/
Brei671,363/
Broa671,264/
Browett67803/
Broi67557/
Brej67317/
Broj67291/
Brae67235/
Brahoue67115/
Braouet67102/
Wroy6737/
Brouyot6723/
Brohaya6712/
Vroe6711/
Broijer678/
Braheye675/
Brouett675/
Brão672/
Brayyez672/
Vroy671/
Breyett671/
Brogiey671/
Broweys671/
Broyová671/
Brrowes671/
Broueer671/
Broá671/
Vrye671/
Brehaye671/
Brouaya671/
Broueeh671/
Brahaye671/
Brajooy671/
Broiett671/
Braiyer670/
Breioer670/
Brouyht670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Broye
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