Brabec Surname

88,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Brabec Surname User-submission:

From the Moravian brabec,which means 'sparrow' (bird). Similar to the Czech vrabecand the Wendish Wrobel. In folklore, its predecessor, Brabec, was occasionally chosen as a surname for newly-knighted commoners based on their appearance.

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Brabec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,3211:3,202283
United States1,4481:250,31723,811
Austria3171:26,8634,234
Germany951:847,42661,310
Croatia571:74,18613,033
France561:1,186,120124,657
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
England91:6,190,895170,599
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Brabec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Moravian brabec,which means 'sparrow' (bird). Similar to the Czech vrabecand the Wendish Wrobel. In folklore, its predecessor, Brabec, was occasionally chosen as a surname for newly-knighted commoners based on their appearance. Most people with the surname Brablec or the more common Brabec are descended from Moravian knights.

- mbrablec

Brablec is an alternate spelling of 'sparrow' in the Moravian dialect.

- mbrablec

This surname means 'sparrow' in the Moravian dialect.

- brabec

Brabec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brabec is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Brabec.

How Common Is The Last Name Brabec? popularity and diffusion

Brabec is the 88,305th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,339,622 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Brabec reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Czechia, where it is held by 3,321 people, or 1 in 3,202. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Prague, where 17 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent reside and South Moravian Region, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Czechia this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Brabec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brabec has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brabec last name increased 3,017 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brabec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brabec surname are 21.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brabec earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.42% more than the national average, earning R 625,980 per year; in United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.69% more than the national average, earning $64,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brabeck92244/
Brabech9216/
Brabecz9213/
Braybeck860/
Brabez8399/
Brabek8319/
Brabes8311/
Bravec835/
Brabic832/
Brobec831/
Brabecová806/
Bradtbeck800/
Brobeck771,085/
Brabetz77340/
Vrabecz77128/
Brabets77100/
Vrabeck778/
Brabich774/
Bravecz772/
Brabäck772/
Brobech771/
Brabick770/
Brotbeck7167/
Breibeck7141/
Breubeck7131/
Breabesh714/
Brobecke713/
Broobeck713/
Brodtbeck6798/
Vrabic6782/
Breitbeck6774/
Brabis6770/
Vravec6752/
Bravek6738/
Vrabek6711/
Brabić676/
Brábek675/
Brattbäck672/
Brobek672/
Brabys672/
Brabyk672/
Brabik671/
Brobes671/
Broubeche671/
Brousbeck670/
Brothbeck670/

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