Braganza Surname
Approximately 10,684 people bear this surname
Braganza Surname User-submission:
The Portuguese surname Bragança probably comes from the Celtic, which denominated a region in the Iberian Peninsula as Brigantia, which means "land of warrior people".When the Romans ruled the region, Brigantia had great importance, so it was renamed by the Romans as Juliobriga, as a tribute to the Roman emperor Julius Caesar.
Read More About This SurnameBraganza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,445 | 1:222,660 | 13,162 |
| Philippines | 2,373 | 1:42,663 | 6,790 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,051 | 1:8,718 | 1,082 |
| United States | 730 | 1:496,519 | 41,799 |
| Kuwait | 482 | 1:7,885 | 1,093 |
| Canada | 419 | 1:87,937 | 9,722 |
| England | 402 | 1:138,602 | 13,521 |
| Ecuador | 369 | 1:43,105 | 4,433 |
| Qatar | 215 | 1:10,967 | 1,206 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Australia | 197 | 1:137,034 | 14,802 |
| Tanzania | 150 | 1:352,944 | 26,073 |
| Argentina | 103 | 1:414,985 | 31,631 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Chile | 36 | 1:489,346 | 12,617 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Seychelles | 29 | 1:3,186 | 566 |
| Venezuela | 29 | 1:1,041,520 | 15,561 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Braganza (98) may also be a first name.
Braganza Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Portuguese surname Bragança probably comes from the Celtic, which denominated a region in the Iberian Peninsula as Brigantia, which means "land of warrior people".When the Romans ruled the region, Brigantia had great importance, so it was renamed by the Romans as Juliobriga, as a tribute to the Roman emperor Julius Caesar.With the wars between Christians and Muslims, the local villages were almost all destroyed, but rebuilt in the twelfth century, and was put the name of Bragança, which became the center of the County of Bragança and an important city, at the fifteenth century.The surname appeared as a reference to a family origin, which was the city of Bragança.The Bragança noble descendant of Afonso I of Bragança, the first Duke of Bragança and King's illegitimate son John I, who granted the duchy to Afonso I, in the early fifteenth century.There was one time that the kingdoms of Portugal and Spain were united, they had only one king, it created a revolt environment in the Kingdom Portuguese, was when the aristocracy and the Portuguese bourgeoisie chose the Duke of Bragança, D. João II to be the new Portuguese king, who came to be called D. João IV of Portugal, who after winning the Spanish oppression restored Portuguese independence.The House of Bragança became the Fourth Dynasty of Portugal, which has lasted since the restoration of independence in 1640 until the establishment of the republic in Portugal in 1910.From the Bragança dynasty descended from the emperors of Brazil, who ruled the country from 1822 to 1889.
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Braganza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Braganza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Braganza (Marathi: ागानझा, Russian: Браганза) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Braganza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 48,287th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 682,099 people. The surname Braganza is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Braganza reside; 33 percent reside in South Asia and 22 percent reside in Luso-South Asia. Braganza is also the 956,749th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 98 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 3,445 people, or 1 in 222,660. In India Braganza is mostly found in: Goa, where 69 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 22 percent are found and Karnataka, where 2 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 59 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.
Braganza Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Braganza are 3.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.62% being registered with the party.
The amount Braganza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.84% more than the national average, earning $54,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $57,651 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branganza | 94 | 52 | / |
| Braganzia | 94 | 4 | / |
| Braganzas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Braghanza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Breaganza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bragannza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Braganca | 88 | 10,180 | / |
| Bragança | 88 | 7,383 | / |
| Breganza | 88 | 836 | / |
| Bragansa | 88 | 45 | / |
| Braganja | 88 | 16 | / |
| Bragonza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Braganze | 88 | 2 | / |
| Broganza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bragamza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Vraganza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bragancia | 82 | 254 | / |
| Bregannza | 82 | 6 | / |
| Brangança | 82 | 3 | / |
| Braganssa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bragganca | 82 | 1 | / |
| Braganzer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bragance | 75 | 632 | / |
| Bragonzi | 75 | 379 | / |
| Bragonzo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Braganse | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bregansa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Breganzo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Braganci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Broganca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Braganco | 75 | 1 | / |
| Braganjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bregancia | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bragonzio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breganzio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brogansat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bragonje | 63 | 92 | / |
| Bragonci | 63 | 8 | / |
| Bragonce | 63 | 4 | / |
| Bragonse | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bragonsi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bragamce | 63 | 1 | / |
| Broganjo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bregonzio | 59 | 134 | / |
| Brégonzio | 59 | 7 | / |
| Bragonssi | 59 | 3 | / |
| Bragondja | 59 | 1 | / |
Braganza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Braganza in the Marathi language | ||
| ागानझा | aganajha | 66.67 |
| गंज़ | ganza | 33.33 |
| Braganza in the Russian language | ||
| Браганза | braganza | - |
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