Braaf Surname

189,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

Braaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6431:32,9754,225
Netherlands2091:80,80013,556
Suriname1471:3,759747
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Curaçao231:6,837197
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Braaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Braaf is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Braaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,889th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,276,774 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Braaf are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,643 people, or 1 in 32,975. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 88 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside and Suriname, where 7 percent reside.

Braaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Braaf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Braaf last name expanded 10,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Braaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Braaf surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Braaf earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning R 224,652 per year and in United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,796 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braaff91114/
Braaft9128/
Braf89170/
Braff80877/
Brzaf809/
Brauf807/
Braft807/
Braaw806/
Brayf801/
Brauff739/
Brahaw733/
Braffe732/
Breauf731/
Brav67261/
Braw67175/
Bravova67175/
Brab67114/
Brof6729/
Wraf671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Braaf
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