O'Broin Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Broin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Broin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2331:20,2102,088
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

O'Broin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Broin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Broin is most common in Ireland. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Broin? popularity and diffusion

The last name O'Broin is the 990,978th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name O'Broin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of O'Broin live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Ireland, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 20,210. In Ireland it is most common in: Leinster, where 75 percent reside, Connaught, where 12 percent reside and Munster, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Ireland it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

O'Broin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Broin has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Broin surname increased 23,300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Broin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Bhroin931/
Obroin9296/
O'Brein8691/
O'Brine8667/
O'Brain869/
O'Bronk861/
O'Broen861/
Obrotin861/
Obrosin861/
Obroien861/
Obron8393/
O'Braien802/
O'Braint801/
O'Briean801/
O'Breine800/
Obrien77130,386/
Gobron77781/
Obrein77237/
Osbron77118/
Obrine7796/
Obrain7775/
Obront7742/
Oubron7728/
Hobron7719/
Obrgon777/
Obroen773/
O'Bran771/
Obrron770/
Houbron71774/
Obretin71654/
Gobrien71238/
Abrosin7157/
Goubron7137/
Obrijan7131/
Obrejon7127/
Oobrien7126/
Osbrone7125/
Obraint7116/
Obriyan717/
Obritin717/
Abroian715/
Oibrien714/
O'Brand713/
Obreine713/
O'Braun713/
Obreien712/
Obrrien712/
Osbrain711/
Obraien711/
Obriean711/
Obrienn711/
O'Brant711/
Hoybron711/
Oïbrien711/
Obreyon711/
Hobrien711/
O'Brean711/
Oubrien710/
Obriyen710/
O'Brene710/
O'Brane710/
Abron674,434/
Obran67514/
Obrom6747/
Obronova6732/
Obrán672/
O'Brayan672/
Obroyant672/
Abrojina671/
Obriyant671/
Hobraian671/
Abroutin671/

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O'Broin Reference & Research

Clan O'Byrne - The Clan O'Byrne web site, registered with the Clans of Ireland.Contains information on history, Genealogy, Byrne Dna research, and all general information on past and current clan activties.

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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
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  • 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 O'Broin
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