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Where Does The Last Name Braga Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Braga (Arabic: براغا, Hindi: ब्रगा, Oriya: ବଗ, Russian: Брага) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bragă or Brága. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braga? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,699^th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,527 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Braga live; 79 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 304,585^th most widespread first name globally It is held by 732 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 249,734 people, or 1 in 857. In Brazil Braga is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 16 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live. Other than Brazil Braga is found in 112 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 5 percent live and Portugal, where 4 percent live.

Braga Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Braga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Braga surname grew 10,392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Braga last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Braga surname are 23.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Braga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.97% more than the national average, earning €52,844 per year; in Peru they earn 23.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,868 per year; in South Africa they earn 67.26% more than the national average, earning R 397,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.23% less than the national average, earning $18,337,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.01% more than the national average, earning $49,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $53,746 CAD per year.