Brach Surname

75,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Brach Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller on, or near, the fallow land.

Brach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9731:183,71018,319
Germany1,5161:53,1046,898
Poland1,3621:27,9074,245
France4461:148,93023,088
Italy2471:247,59833,390
Argentina2171:196,97416,372
Brazil1451:1,476,37549,524
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Canada1061:347,60031,502
England841:663,31038,317
Czechia741:143,69622,443
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Norway81:642,78647,258
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

The alternate forms: Břach (25) are calculated separately.

Brach (144) may also be a first name.

Brach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller on, or near, the fallow land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brach Last Name Facts

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

Brach (Arabic: براخ, Russian: Брач) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Břach. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brach? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 75,140th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,114,815 people. Brach is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Brach reside; 31 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brach is also the 769,375th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 144 people.

The last name Brach is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,973 people, or 1 in 183,710. In The United States Brach is primarily found in: New York, where 35 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent live and Poland, where 21 percent live.

Brach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brach surname grew 702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brach surname are 2.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brach earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 40.43% less than the national average, earning 206,149 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $16,928,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $52,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Břach9325/
Bracht916,131/
Brasch913,522/
Brauch913,416/
Brache913,117/
Breach912,194/
Braich911,219/
Braach91335/
Bratch91176/
Brachs9176/
Brachh9111/
Bradch911/
Braech911/
Brachd911/
Braych911/
Brrach910/
Brah8917,780/
Brac895,267/
Braasch833,662/
Brausch831,386/
Bratsch83804/
Brasche83555/
Braucht83432/
Braisch8397/
Braitch8381/
Bratche8315/
Bradsch8314/
Brreach8313/
Breasch8311/
Brahach839/
Braiche838/
Brahche836/
Breache836/
Bratchs832/
Brauche832/
Braatch832/
Bradche831/
Brachts831/
Brashch831/
Brastch831/
Braysch831/
Breatch830/
Bradtch830/
Brauchd830/
Brace8015,080/
Broch805,660/
Braha804,371/
Brash803,043/
Brech801,937/
Brahy80646/
Braic80434/
Braci80277/
Braih80226/
Brzac80165/
Brahs80159/
Brakh80148/
Wrach80133/
Braah80112/
Brauh80100/
Vrach8079/
Brahă8029/
Bracs8023/
Brauc8017/
Brazh8013/
Bracz807/
Breac804/
Brahj804/
Brahu804/
Bradh803/
Brasc803/
Brajh803/
Brahh802/
Brrah802/
Braph801/
Brajc801/
Bhrah801/
Brhah801/
Brayh801/
Bratc800/
Braitsch77427/
Brachová77132/
Bratsche7792/
Brautsch7728/
Brachova775/
Brastche772/
Braatsch772/
Bratscht771/
Breauche771/
Brastsch770/
Bra755,053/
Brosch736,708/
Broche734,446/
Broich733,265/
Brahaj731,969/
Breech73587/
Braash73577/
Breuch73346/
Braish73314/
Brouch73309/
Wraich73283/
Breich73240/
Brahas73203/
Brahtz73122/
Bruich73107/
Brocht73101/
Brasci7384/
Brochs7373/
Brahce7349/
Brgoch7349/
Brauth7345/
Broc'h7341/
Brahee7330/
Braysh7322/
Braucs7320/
Brayce7315/
Brashe7315/
Brahse7314/
Brósch7311/
Vraich738/
Braukh736/
Brahai736/
Breash736/
Brahay736/
Wratch735/
Brahyi735/
Vrachh734/
Brahaș734/
Brotch733/
Braush733/
Brahii733/
Brooch732/
Brazce732/
Braath732/
Brahts732/
Bradsh731/
Braice731/
Vrasch731/
Brzaic731/
Braaci731/
Brauhe731/
Breauh731/
Brochz731/
Vrache731/
Brathz731/
Brauce731/
Breych731/
Broech731/
Brochd731/
Brzóch731/
Brajcz731/
Bhrajh731/
Braasc731/
Brahah731/
Brocsh731/
Braths730/
Bradth730/
Braudh730/
Breace730/
Brasht730/
Brasce730/
Bratce730/
Brashs730/
Brozch730/
Brautzsch7197/
Breausche7110/
Braz67154,560/
Bray6787,322/
Brea6722,802/
Bras6718,474/
Brad675,256/
Brau674,480/
Broh673,058/
Brai672,744/
Brat671,802/
Broc671,770/
Breisch671,501/
Braa671,385/
Braß671,274/
Broa671,264/
Brosche671,224/
Brax67745/
Braj67699/
Vrac67458/
Braś67449/
Breusch67316/
Brza67245/
Brouche67212/
Brać67166/
Broisch67160/
Brahová6781/
Brotsch6781/
Vraitch6766/
Bæra6764/
Bhra6750/
Bréa6749/
Braahei6746/
Broosch6733/
Brač6731/
Brôa6728/
Brra6727/
Brga6726/
Braš6725/
Breiche6723/
Brap6722/
Brahysh6721/
Wratsch6717/
Brahush6715/
Brňa6713/
Brahatt679/
Brho677/
Brha677/
Braheye675/
Brotche675/
Vrashch674/
Vrah673/
Braathø673/
Brahash673/
Bëra673/
Broucht672/
Bhrahad672/
Breicht672/
Broiche671/
Braheix671/
Wraiche671/
Wrraich671/
Broochs671/
Breadth671/
Braî671/
Braszcz671/
Brouchj671/
Broichs671/
Brahaye671/
Braahee671/
B'Ra671/
Broschz671/
Broutch670/
Brousch670/
Brauhse670/
Braitsh670/

Brach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brach in the Russian language
Брачbrac-
Brach in the Arabic language
براخbrakh-

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