Broz Surname

111,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Broz Surname User-submission:

Broz may be a Czech, Croatian or Polish surname, meaning 'descendant of Broz', in turn a nickname for the Greek Ambrose (immortal, divine, forever). In Czechia it is typically spelt as Brož, and in Polish as Broż or Broź. Americans with this surname might anglicized it from the Croatian

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Broz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0381:177,85017,820
Croatia4591:9,2131,605
Austria2621:32,5025,219
Czechia2511:42,3647,024
Germany1691:476,36441,414
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Italy1061:576,95054,562
Australia901:299,95226,269
Slovenia871:28,5945,906
Spain791:591,79827,792
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Slovakia441:121,28322,570
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Norway311:165,88020,092
Serbia291:246,37813,728
England271:2,063,63279,942
France161:4,151,420237,746
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Brož (4,086), Broż (142), Broź (115), Bróz (48) & Bróż (1) are calculated separately.

Broz (156) may also be a first name.

Broz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Broz may be a Czech, Croatian or Polish surname, meaning 'descendant of Broz', in turn a nickname for the Greek Ambrose (immortal, divine, forever). In Czechia it is typically spelt as Brož, and in Polish as Broż or Broź. Americans with this surname might anglicized it from the Croatian Brozović (with practically the same meaning). Broz was the real surname of the Yugoslav leader nicknamed Tito (Josip Broz).

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Broz is a Croatian surname (and possibly some other Slavic countries). It is derived from the Croatian word ambrozija, which is from the Greek word ambrose, meaning 'immortal', or 'divine'.

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Broz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Broz (Russian: Брозь) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Brož, Broż, Broź, Bróz or Bróż. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Broz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,630th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,752,657 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Broz live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Broz is also the 735,679th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 156 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,038 people, or 1 in 177,850. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States Broz exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 11 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Broz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Broz surname is primarily Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Broz last name are 11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Broz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning 350,204 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 27.37% less than the national average, earning $16,489,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.07% more than the national average, earning $61,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brož924,086/
Broż92142/
Broź92115/
Bróz9248/
Brotz89863/
Brosz89843/
Brodz8988/
Brozt8930/
Brouz8923/
Broiz8915/
Brooz8912/
Brozh897/
Brzoz895/
Bhroz895/
Broez892/
Brohz892/
Brozs891/
Bro8611,995/
Bróż831/
Brotze8074/
Brottz801/
Broutz801/
Brochz801/
Broizh801/
Brozch800/
Brozse800/
Braz75154,560/
Brou75140,088/
Bros754,770/
Brod754,047/
Broh753,058/
Brox753,038/
Brot752,138/
Broc751,770/
Broy751,526/
Broa751,264/
Broß751,250/
Broś751,212/
Broo751,071/
Broi75557/
Bráz75416/
Bruz75309/
Broj75291/
Brza75245/
Brro7594/
Broš7567/
Wroz7553/
Øbro7544/
Broș7531/
Brňo7528/
Åbro7519/
Brzá7514/
Bruo757/
Brho757/
Bhro755/
Brop752/
Broø752/
Broş752/
Brzo752/
Bëro752/
Broá751/
Brgo751/
Broć751/
Vroz751/
Brozová73383/
Brozova7363/
Brostcz731/
Broszcz731/
Broschz731/
Brose678,584/
Broch675,660/
Bross675,560/
Brost674,749/
Broos674,495/
Broce673,380/
Brodt673,189/
Bratz673,096/
Brott672,428/
Broux672,419/
Brodd67946/
Brosh67879/
Broes67869/
Brood67756/
Bruot67619/
Brous67559/
Brout67383/
Brois67378/
Wrosz67373/
Broud67325/
Brasz67261/
Broyd67252/
Brouh67230/
Brzozowa67179/
Brzac67165/
Broix67139/
Brzoň67131/
Brzuś67123/
Brohy67108/
Bruiz6797/
Broszová6791/
Broit6788/
Broci6786/
Braaz6771/
Brohs6771/
Brzać6758/
Brazz6743/
Brzóz6739/
Broot6736/
Broyt6735/
Brzus6730/
Brots6727/
Brzoź6725/
Bhroy6724/
Brzuz6724/
Brauz6722/
Brósz6722/
Brosø6721/
Broid6717/
Brrou6717/
Broic6717/
Brods6716/
Brusz6715/
Brocs6715/
Bhrot6714/
Brhoi6714/
Brzoś6714/
Brazh6713/
Brózs6713/
Bradz6712/
Brzáč6712/
Brodh6711/
Brros6711/
Wrroz6711/
Brooy6710/
Bropp6710/
Brouj679/
Broys678/
Bracz677/
Brojt677/
Bruzs676/
Bhros675/
Brazt675/
Brazs675/
Bruos675/
Brzač675/
Brotp675/
Håbro675/
Broox674/
Brodc674/
Bhroi674/
Brojć674/
Broås673/
Broszova673/
Brooš673/
Wrozs672/
Broph672/
Bruzz672/
Broße672/
Broßt672/
Bruyz671/
Brodp671/
Brooe671/
Broup671/
Brarz671/
Bhroj671/
Vrroz671/
Broht671/
Brraz671/
Bráaz671/
Breuz671/
Hbrou671/
Wrocz671/
Båros671/
Brouc671/
Brošš671/
Brhot671/
Brohj671/
Broih671/
Brzho671/
Brzos671/
Brzoż671/
Brzóź671/
Brajz671/
Brohc671/
Bhrro671/
Brooj671/
Broxs671/
Brodx670/
Broop670/

Broz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Broz in the Russian language
Брозьbroz-

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