Brøther Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brøther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brøther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway241:214,26224,079
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Brther (1) are calculated separately.

Brøther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brøther is most common in Norway. It may also occur in the variant forms: Brther. For other possible spellings of Brøther click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brøther? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brøther is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Brøther are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Brøther is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 214,262. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 58 percent live, Western Norway, where 29 percent live and Southern Norway, where 13 percent live. Aside from Norway Brøther occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Brøther Last Name Statistics demography

Brøther earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.48% less than the national average, earning 285,597 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brther971/
Brøter9214/
Brthe832/
Bråthe77190/
Børter7717/
Brtter771/
Brte732/
Børte6741/
Bråte6715/
Brtha675/
Vrthe672/
Wrter671/
Brhte671/
Brthi671/
Bhrte671/
Brtje670/
Bråtet6224/
Bhrthi621/
Brtish621/
Børthy621/
Wrtter621/
Vrtter621/
Bhrtee621/
Brrtha621/
Beherti571/
Brti5510/
Vrte552/
Bhrtirtt531/
Bhrta50143/
Bhrti5080/
Brtis5051/
Bråta5029/
Brtiš5028/
Brtio5016/
Vrteľ506/
Brtit504/
Brhta504/
Vrtir503/
Vrthi502/
Brtiz502/
Bhrty501/
Brtty501/
Brtai501/

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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 Brøther
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