Braganca Surname
Approximately 10,180 people bear this surname
Braganca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 9,404 | 1:22,764 | 1,054 |
| India | 431 | 1:1,779,734 | 63,457 |
| United States | 124 | 1:2,923,056 | 171,801 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Bragança (7,383) are calculated separately.
Braganca (13) may also be a first name.
Braganca Demographics
Average Braganca Salary in
United States
$48,416 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Braganca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Braganca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Braganca is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bragança. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Braganca? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 50,400th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 715,869 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Braganca live; 93 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 9,404 people, or 1 in 22,764. In Brazil Braganca is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 26 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent live and São Paulo, where 10 percent live. Beside Brazil Braganca exists in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Braganca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Braganca last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Braganca earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning $48,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.72% more than the national average, earning $64,946 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bragança | 96 | 7,383 | / |
| Bragancia | 94 | 254 | / |
| Branganca | 94 | 32 | / |
| Brasganca | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bragganca | 94 | 1 | / |
| Braganza | 88 | 10,684 | / |
| Bragance | 88 | 632 | / |
| Bragansa | 88 | 45 | / |
| Braganja | 88 | 16 | / |
| Breganca | 88 | 3 | / |
| Broganca | 88 | 1 | / |
| Braganci | 88 | 1 | / |
| Braganco | 88 | 1 | / |
| Branganza | 82 | 52 | / |
| Braganzia | 82 | 4 | / |
| Brangança | 82 | 3 | / |
| Braganssa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Breaganza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bragannza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Braghanza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bragancês | 82 | 1 | / |
| Braganzas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bragancci | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bragonci | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bragonce | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bragamza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Broganza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Braganze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vraganza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Braganjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brogansat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bragonzi | 63 | 379 | / |
| Bragonzo | 63 | 6 | / |
| Bragonza | 63 | 2 | / |
| Broganjo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bragondja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bragonzio | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Braganca
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