Braaff Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Braaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1141:475,24339,351

Braaff Last Name Facts

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

Braaff is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braaff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,710,039th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Braaff is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Braaff reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 475,243. In South Africa Braaff is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 89 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 6 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live.

Braaff Last Name Statistics demography

Braaff earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.74% less than the national average, earning R 164,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braaf912,224/
Braff91877/
Braaft8328/
Brauff839/
Braffe832/
Braf80170/
Broff73125/
Brzaf739/
Brauf737/
Braft737/
Braaw736/
Brayf731/
Brofft67210/
Brouff6776/
Brahaw673/
Breauf671/
Brhoff671/
Broffe670/
Brosff670/

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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 Braaff
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