Bran Forename
71,295th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 7,965 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda
Bran Forename Definition:
From the Celtic for ‘a raven’, this m. name is rare outside of Wales and the Scottish Highlands. ‘In Celtic mythology he was a god of the underworld, who later assumed the character of a hero, and finally was made the father of Caractacus, a convert to Christianity, and an introducer of that religion to Britain’ (Harvey).
Read More About This ForenameBran Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 96% | 4,125 | 1:9,929 | 1,000 |
| Cambodia | 94% | 1,625 | 1:10,014 | 1,236 |
| United States | 76% | 700 | 1:517,910 | 13,517 |
| Afghanistan | 87% | 423 | 1:77,124 | 3,023 |
| India | 99% | 299 | 1:4,063,137 | 166,802 |
| Pakistan | 92% | 89 | 1:2,183,794 | 28,905 |
| Kuwait | - | 85 | 1:44,533 | 4,106 |
| Indonesia | - | 57 | 1:4,525,678 | 184,422 |
| Spain | 100% | 49 | 1:949,591 | 8,505 |
| Philippines | 100% | 48 | 1:2,208,531 | 47,969 |
| Colombia | 100% | 40 | 1:1,194,473 | 12,642 |
| Jordan | 100% | 38 | 1:232,284 | 2,829 |
| Malaysia | 89% | 31 | 1:982,256 | 34,885 |
| England | 100% | 28 | 1:1,985,819 | 25,430 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 23 | 1:1,313,126 | 26,144 |
| Canada | 100% | 23 | 1:1,440,581 | 24,592 |
| Nigeria | 84% | 21 | 1:8,455,446 | 105,604 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 20 | 1:845,104 | 15,840 |
| South Africa | 83% | 17 | 1:3,207,803 | 80,389 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 14 | 1:582,308 | 43,098 |
| Kenya | - | 12 | 1:3,858,926 | 23,691 |
| China | - | 12 | 1:113,837,982 | 65,289 |
| Palestine | 100% | 12 | 1:379,172 | 2,916 |
| Brazil | 100% | 10 | 1:21,423,615 | 203,947 |
| Israel | 82% | 10 | 1:840,292 | 12,787 |
| Russia | 67% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| Peru | 100% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| Mexico | 100% | 8 | 1:15,518,053 | 39,880 |
| Australia | - | 8 | 1:1,707,203 | 16,445 |
| Armenia | 100% | 7 | 1:416,965 | 5,243 |
| Belgium | 100% | 7 | 1:1,641,434 | 16,483 |
| Yemen | - | 6 | 1:4,382,792 | 4,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Romania | - | 4 | 1:5,012,994 | 31,756 |
| Ivory Coast | 50% | 4 | 1:5,768,983 | 76,946 |
| Iraq | 100% | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Sweden | 75% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Georgia | 67% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Niger | 100% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Italy | 91% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Kiribati | - | 1 | 1:113,394 | 1,211 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
The alternate forms: Brân (1) are calculated separately.
Bran (30,750) may also be a surname.
Bran Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Celtic for ‘a raven’, this m. name is rare outside of Wales and the Scottish Highlands. ‘In Celtic mythology he was a god of the underworld, who later assumed the character of a hero, and finally was made the father of Caractacus, a convert to Christianity, and an introducer of that religion to Britain’ (Harvey). Cf. at Brian.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Bran Forename Popularity
Bran Demographics
Bran Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 4 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phonetically Similar Names
Bran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bran in the Russian language | ||
| Бран | bran | - |
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