Bragana Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bragana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bragana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France71:9,488,960336,266
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Bragaña (142) are calculated separately.

Bragana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bragana (Russian: Брагана) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Bragaña. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bragana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 39 percent of Bragana reside; 39 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 9,488,960. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 100 percent reside. Excluding France Bragana exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 39 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bragana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bragana in the Russian language
Браганаbragana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bragana
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