Braed Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Braed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Braed (3) may also be a first name.

Braed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Braed occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Braed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Braed are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 3 people.

Braed is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Braed is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Braed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Braed has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braedt9164/
Brahed9112/
Brayed911/
Brzayed8323/
Braud8010,210/
Breed807,064/
Braid804,252/
Braet801,887/
Breid80416/
Bread80360/
Bried80278/
Brayd8045/
Breyd8029/
Broed8017/
Breud809/
Brued803/
Brajd801/
Bryed800/
Breedt736,028/
Breidt73616/
Braite73299/
Brayet73228/
Braudt73128/
Braute73113/
Braidt73103/
Breads7388/
Braetz7364/
Braids7354/
Braydt7332/
Braete7327/
Broyad7326/
Brehyd7316/
Brauet7315/
Braets7312/
Brajte738/
Brohed738/
Breedh737/
Breaid734/
Brayte732/
Bruedt732/
Brayad731/
Braiud731/
Braidz731/
Braett731/
Breuad731/
Brauds731/
Broyed731/
Brajad731/
Brajid731/
Breids731/
Brejdt731/
Braudh730/
Bhreud730/
Braest730/
Breadt730/
Broiad730/
Brejaud67138/
Braouet67102/
Bragget6738/
Brajteh6731/
Brayoud6730/
Braiteh6723/
Brauste678/
Brayteh676/
Braitte676/
Brujaud673/
Brohead673/
Breatte672/
Bréjaud672/
Bröd672/
Breathe672/
Breedtd671/
Brahuet671/
Brouaid671/
Braaidt671/
Braiste671/
Brojate671/
Breadth671/
Brujate671/
Brayate671/
Brauthe671/
Breaeth671/
Braithe670/
Brauchd670/
Brautte670/
Brauett670/

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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 Braed
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