Haasbroek Surname

107,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Haasbroek Surname User-submission:

The Haasbroek surname comes from the Afrikaans words haas, which means 'to be quick' or 'bunny', and broek, which means 'stream' or 'pants'. This surname doesn't refer to a rabbit with pants, but rather to a quick stream.

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Haasbroek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0011:13,5411,702
Netherlands2371:71,25412,114
England221:2,532,63991,802
United States131:27,881,456736,413
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137

Haasbroek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Haasbroek surname comes from the Afrikaans words haas, which means 'to be quick' or 'bunny', and broek, which means 'stream' or 'pants'. This surname doesn't refer to a rabbit with pants, but rather to a quick stream.

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Haasbroek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haasbroek is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haasbroek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,307th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,675,683 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Haasbroek live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Haasbroek is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,001 people, or 1 in 13,541. In South Africa Haasbroek is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and North West, where 15 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Haasbroek exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Haasbroek Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Haasbroek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.76% more than the national average, earning R 560,244 per year and in United States they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $60,271 USD per year.

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