Braak Surname
Approximately 1,414 people bear this surname
Braak Surname Definition:
“Fallow” in Dutch.
Braak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 778 | 1:21,706 | 3,454 |
| United States | 208 | 1:1,742,591 | 114,999 |
| Germany | 180 | 1:447,253 | 39,773 |
| South Africa | 82 | 1:660,704 | 48,422 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Braak (14) may also be a first name.
Braak Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Fallow” in Dutch.
Braak Demographics
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Braak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Braak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Braak is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Braak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Braak is the 274,674th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,153,851 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Braak live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Braak is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 14 people.
The surname Braak is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 21,706. In The Netherlands Braak is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 28 percent reside, North Brabant, where 16 percent reside and Overijssel, where 15 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.
Braak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Braak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Braak surname increased 1,891 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Braak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Braak last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.
The amount Braak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.37% more than the national average, earning 534,247 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.08% more than the national average, earning R 351,888 per year; in United States they earn 35.24% more than the national average, earning $58,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $46,256 CAD per year.
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