Braans Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Braans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Braans Last Name Facts

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

Braans is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Braans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Braans is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Braans are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Braans is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 91 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Other than South Africa Braans is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Braans Last Name Statistics demography

Braans earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.49% more than the national average, earning R 409,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brahans921/
Brans913,161/
Brauns835,023/
Braams83884/
Branse83273/
Brains8353/
Bransz8334/
Branæs8331/
Branss8320/
Breans8320/
Branst8320/
Brayns838/
Bransh834/
Brahns834/
Branås831/
Bramns831/
Branns831/
Bhrans830/
Bransch77227/
Braamse77208/
Braunns7770/
Braunst7720/
Braunss779/
Branshe775/
Bracins771/
Brasens771/
Braunsz771/
Braanch771/
Brhanse771/
Brasins770/
Brons733,828/
Brams731,977/
Branz731,593/
Branß7347/
Vrans735/
Branx731/
Braggins71492/
Brassens71329/
Braunsch7129/
Bransche7113/
Brachins713/
Bransová712/
Brachens711/
Branch6755,031/
Brouns673,126/
Brance67401/
Branje67255/
Bronst67113/
Breins6764/
Braunz6762/
Branze6757/
Broons6738/
Bronse6731/
Bronsh6728/
Wrains6717/
Bramsø676/
Braunš675/
Breams673/
Branzt673/
Breanx673/
Braums673/
Broins673/
Bronsz673/
Branjd672/
Vransø672/
Braunß672/
Breuns672/
Bramse672/
Bramsh671/
Braims671/
Breyns671/
Brzanz671/
Bramså671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Braans
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