Braf Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Braf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Braf (35) may also be a first name.

Braf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Braf (Russian: Браф) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Braf reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 35 people.

The last name Braf is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 107,030. In Sweden Braf is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 15 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Sweden Braf is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Braf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Braf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Braf surname fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Braf Last Name Statistics demography

Braf earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 177.24% more than the national average, earning $119,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braaf892,224/
Braff89877/
Brzaf899/
Brauf897/
Braft897/
Brayf891/
Braaff80114/
Braaft8028/
Brauff809/
Braffe802/
Breauf801/
Brav75261/
Braw75175/
Brab75114/
Brof7529/
Wraf751/
Brabh673,296/
Brova67702/
Browa67435/
Broff67125/
Broft6756/
Breaw6746/
Brauw6717/
Bravp678/
Braaw676/
Braiv676/
Braub674/
Breif673/
Bhraw672/
Bravd672/
Brouf672/
Broof671/
Brofe671/
Brahw671/
Braib671/
Braph671/
Brauv671/
Braws671/
Brayb671/
Brozf671/
Bravs671/
Brgaw670/
Brawh670/

Braf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Braf in the Russian language
Брафbraf-

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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
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  • 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 Braf
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