ten Broek Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

ten Broek Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the marsh.

ten Broek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5601:30,1564,979
France171:3,907,219231,005
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

ten Broek Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller at, or near, the marsh.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

ten Broek Last Name Facts

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

The last name ten Broek occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name ten Broek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 531,574th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,986,095 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of ten Broek live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 560 people, or 1 in 30,156. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 35 percent reside, North Holland, where 32 percent reside and South Holland, where 16 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands ten Broek is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

ten Broek Last Name Statistics demography

ten Broek earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $52,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
ten Broeke951,479/
ten Broeck9562/
ten Brok945/
ten Broecke9052/
ten Brock891/
ten Brook890/
Ten-Broeke849/
ten Brooke841/
ten Broucke800/
Ten-Brook781/
ten Brucke7412/
ten Brug7179/

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