Branka Forename

13,290th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 73,675 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Branka Forename User-submission:

It is a female name derived from the Slavic root bran, which means 'to defend' or 'to protect'.

Branka Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia
100%
30,7221:23352
Croatia
100%
20,3231:20842
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
8,3051:42486
Montenegro
100%
4,1381:15318
Slovenia
100%
4,0541:607165
North Macedonia
100%
1,4161:1,477316
United States
100%
9401:385,67811,089
Germany
100%
6821:141,7562,569
Canada
100%
5901:56,1583,562
Austria
100%
5581:15,258790
Kosovo-2941:6,3311,059
Sweden
100%
2691:36,6462,132
Switzerland
100%
2621:31,3491,747
Australia-2101:65,0362,804
Netherlands
 
99%
2021:83,6744,651
England
100%
1461:380,8428,900
Italy
 
99%
691:884,9587,964
France
100%
631:1,055,0858,091
Denmark-501:112,9903,130
Greece
100%
471:232,6504,433
Norway
100%
441:116,6443,576
Bulgaria
100%
291:241,0485,534
New Zealand-261:174,4635,979
Belgium
100%
241:478,7527,908
Brazil
100%
191:11,275,587133,736
Thailand
 
97%
181:3,892,54581,378
South Africa
 
90%
171:3,207,80380,389
Spain
100%
141:3,323,56914,016
Czechia
100%
131:819,7053,136
Argentina
100%
111:3,888,47710,916
Tanzania
100%
91:5,865,36930,875
Chile
100%
91:1,956,35613,525
Venezuela
100%
91:3,355,76650,812
Scotland
100%
81:668,7967,564
Albania
100%
81:380,82115,237
Hungary
100%
81:1,223,9713,159
Russia
100%
71:20,604,81559,831
Finland
 
67%
61:913,8648,662
India
100%
41:303,719,4932,628,057
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Singapore-31:2,095,68522,815
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Iceland
100%
21:183,0085,215
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530

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

Branka (363) may also be a surname.

Branka Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a female name derived from the Slavic root bran, which means 'to defend' or 'to protect'.

- _branka_z

Branka Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brańka941/
Brangka923/
Breanka923/
Brainka921/
Brankka921/
Braineka861/
Brankaut861/
Brangkaa861/
Branckay861/
Bramnkha861/
Branko83117,179/
Branca8343,118/
Bronka8386/
Branky839/
Branki838/
Brankj833/
Branke832/
Brankó832/
Breanca7723/
Brankie776/
Breunka775/
Breanke775/
Brainky772/
Brankho772/
Brankou772/
Brannko772/
Brainca772/
Bronkay772/
Brankos771/
Brankko771/
Brancas771/
Brancaz771/
Brainko771/
Broinka771/
Broncka771/
Brianak771/
Brancqa771/
Brankio771/
Brankey771/
Brangko771/
Brancky771/
Brancko771/
Brancah771/
Brancad771/
Brancaa771/
Brancca771/
Brankit771/
Bronkeat711/
Bhrannca711/
Puryanka711/
Brwneeka711/
Beroanak711/
Brancker711/
Branco671,265/
Bronke67422/
Brance67206/
Bronko6797/
Bránkó674/
Bronky672/
Barryanak671/
Bughranak671/
Vrankj671/
Braincash671/
Breauncea671/
Breanneca671/
Brangkesh671/
Bronké671/

Branka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Branka in the Russian language
Бранкаbranka-

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