Brafo Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Brafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 79 | 1:292,041 | 11,081 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Brafo (297) may also be a first name.
Brafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brafo is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brafo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 783,439th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Brafo live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Brafo is also the 511,663rd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 297 people.
The surname Brafo is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Aside from Ghana it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braffo | 91 | 345 | / |
| Brafou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bradfo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Brafoy | 91 | 0 | / |
| Braffou | 83 | 103 | / |
| Bratfos | 83 | 40 | / |
| Bradfod | 83 | 5 | / |
| Braffoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Braffot | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brefo | 80 | 7,289 | / |
| Brafa | 80 | 597 | / |
| Bratfoss | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bradfoot | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bradfoid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brafffou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bradfood | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brafas | 73 | 32 | / |
| Brofos | 73 | 20 | / |
| Braffa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Broffo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bradfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Brefoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bravoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brafad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Braidfoot | 71 | 44 | / |
| Breadfoot | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brofoss | 67 | 16 | / |
| Braphot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broffoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broufos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braffat | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Brafo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis