Brade Surname

126,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Brade Surname Definition:

(English) Broad [Old English brád] Note the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Brada, from Old English brád, ‘broad.’ (Celtic) Dweller at a Gorge or Gully [Gaelic and Irish brághad]

Brade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5971:50,4106,580
United States4601:787,95460,928
England4501:123,81812,430
Philippines2731:370,83648,923
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Costa Rica981:48,7761,123
Denmark931:60,6966,147
Canada901:409,39536,056
Dominica531:1,432264
India511:15,040,498247,985
France461:1,443,972140,296
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Montserrat241:20643
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Austria201:425,77243,235
Finland171:323,33523,349
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Norway81:642,78647,258
Saint Kitts and Nevis81:6,900616
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Wales61:515,75523,171
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China41:341,830,39216,990
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Anguilla21:6,718471
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:104,61510,443
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

The alternate forms: Bráde (1) are calculated separately.

Brade (185) may also be a first name.

Brade Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Broad [Old English brád] Note the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Brada, from Old English brád, ‘broad.’ (Celtic) Dweller at a Gorge or Gully [Gaelic and Irish brághad]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Breidr; from the Swedish, Brate, Bratt; in the Domesday Book, Brodos, Broder, Brode, Brodo, Brodre; from the German, Breit, Breede; from the Flemish, Breda, Bret; from the French, Brodier; from the Danish, Breede, Brede, Bret; from the Dutch, Brade, Brat, Briede, Breda, Bredée; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brade Last Name Facts

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

Brade (Hindi: ब्रदे, Marathi: बड, Russian: Браде) is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Bráde. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brade? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,926th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,037,335 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Brade live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Brade is also the 669,105th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 185 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,597 people, or 1 in 50,410. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 36 percent live, Berlin, where 10 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Brade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brade has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brade last name rose 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brade Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brade surname are 1.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brade earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning 245,910 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $43,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $47,781 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bráde931/
Braide915,171/
Brader912,823/
Bradea912,357/
Braude911,381/
Bradey91716/
Bradie91371/
Bradet91367/
Brades91191/
Brahde91124/
Bradee9145/
Bhrade9134/
Bradde9123/
Brhade9123/
Braade9123/
Bradei9121/
Brayde9118/
Bradje9113/
Bradge918/
Bradeh916/
Braded913/
Breade912/
Bradez912/
Braede912/
Bradeu912/
Bratde911/
Brajde911/
Brasde911/
Bradder83512/
Brzadeh83130/
Braudey8393/
Braider8391/
Braddee8355/
Bradeis8354/
Braudes8340/
Braidie8317/
Braides8313/
Bradett838/
Braudie836/
Brayder834/
Brauder834/
Brahade834/
Breader834/
Bradiey833/
Bradets833/
Brajder833/
Breadie832/
Breaded832/
Bradesh832/
Braidey831/
Braided831/
Braddey831/
Bradech831/
Brahdey831/
Bhraade831/
Bhradge831/
Bhrhade831/
Braidde831/
Brraide831/
Braidee831/
Braudeh831/
Brahdei831/
Braddie830/
Braades830/
Breadey830/
Bradeey830/
Brady80157,282/
Brede805,566/
Brada804,715/
Brode802,609/
Bride802,526/
Bradi80559/
Bröde80199/
Vrade8035/
Wrade806/
Bradj801/
Brède801/
Brēde801/
Braidech7744/
Bradhead7723/
Brejaude778/
Briohade771/
Bréjaude771/
Braddeer771/
Breaddie770/
Breadess770/
Braudett770/
Brodie7325,179/
Braida735,165/
Braddy734,866/
Bradai734,120/
Broder734,095/
Briede733,223/
Vrhade732,097/
Bröder731,149/
Bready73829/
Breede73810/
Braidi73627/
Braidy73476/
Brodde73412/
Broude73356/
Breide73269/
Brodey73268/
Broide73244/
Broede73210/
Brauda73198/
Broyde73176/
Brhada73170/
Brayda73165/
Bruide73160/
Bradid73145/
Braudy73141/
Bradis73137/
Brodej73130/
Bradaa73117/
Bridde7372/
Bredee7370/
Bredie7368/
Brödje7360/
Bráder7358/
Brijde7355/
Bredde7353/
Brodet7351/
Brodje7350/
Bredhe7339/
Wradee7337/
Brajda7333/
Brodes7332/
Breyde7327/
Bredeu7327/
Braday7324/
Brojde7323/
Wradeh7320/
Bridey7316/
Braydi7315/
Braddi7314/
Brhide7314/
Brädde7314/
Braïda7312/
Breadi7312/
Braadi7310/
Bräder739/
Wradge738/
Brehde738/
Bradha737/
Bhradi736/
Bradyd735/
Brejde735/
Bradys734/
Braady734/
Wrhade734/
Bradoy734/
Braydy734/
Bradiy734/
Braidj734/
Brrada734/
Braedy733/
Bhride733/
Bradyy733/
Bridea733/
Braudi733/
Bradyi733/
Brodee732/
Broded732/
Bradit732/
Bradyt732/
Bradio732/
Bradiz732/
Bridee731/
Brodeu731/
Bradhi731/
Bradui731/
Vrahde731/
Wraade731/
Braada731/
Wradde731/
Brodeh731/
Vradey731/
Braïdi731/
Bredeh731/
Bhrada731/
Bradii731/
Bredea731/
Britde731/
Broode731/
Bradyo731/
Bradhy731/
Brahdi731/
Bryede731/
Bradda730/
Bredey730/
Vrader730/
Brodge730/
Brzady730/
Breadhead718/
Braidhead710/
Bradish671,882/
Brouder67785/
Breider67697/
Bradaia67231/
Braudis67177/
Bradich67174/
Brooder67173/
Brajeda67139/
Bradaai67138/
Broodie67126/
Broddie67119/
Brahyda67114/
Breuder6787/
Brodess6782/
Brodett6758/
Breyder6755/
Broddes6754/
Braiedy6752/
Brajida6736/
Brodest6733/
Broides6733/
Broudie6727/
Broider6721/
Brajdih6718/
Broudet6717/
Brodets6713/
Brashdi6712/
Brioady6712/
Vrahade6712/
Broudje6712/
Bhraday6712/
Braiday6711/
Brasdis679/
Brhadda679/
Brödder678/
Wrahade677/
Braidis676/
Breadiy676/
Broudes676/
Brodech676/
Brodder674/
Broyder674/
Braydis674/
Braidih674/
Brodesr673/
Braddyh673/
Broydes672/
Breddie672/
Brodeer672/
Brejder672/
Brodeid672/
Breaddy671/
Brahadi671/
Brawedy671/
Breedee671/
Breedeh671/
Bhradha671/
Bhradiy671/
Vrhadhe671/
Vhrhade671/
Brradai671/
Braudio671/
Braudys671/
Bradaïa671/
Bradday671/
Bradych671/
Brachdi671/
Briedge671/
Brahdio671/
Briyadi671/
Braddys670/
Brodhed670/
Breaday670/
Breadio670/
Breedey670/
Breudie670/
Braddis670/
Bradiss670/
Broodey670/
Broedey670/
Bruider670/
Bradhay670/
Brauday670/
Broodes670/

Brade Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brade in the Marathi language
बडbada80
बरडेbarade14.29
बोराडेborade2.86
िबराडेibarade2.86
Brade in the Hindi language
ब्रदेbrade60
ब्रड़ेbrare20
बडेbade20
Brade in the Russian language
Брадеbrade-

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