Bragaña Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Bragaña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Argentina | 53 | 1:806,480 | 53,420 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
The alternate forms: Bragana (18) are calculated separately.
Bragaña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bragaña Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bragaña is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bragana. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bragaña? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,484,726th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Bragaña reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Spain, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 531,273. In Spain Bragaña is primarily found in: Galicia, where 82 percent live, Asturias, where 11 percent live and Catalonia, where 7 percent live. Other than Spain this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 37 percent live and Cuba, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bragana | 95 | 18 | / |
| Bregaña | 86 | 78 | / |
| Bragagna | 80 | 312 | / |
| Braganja | 80 | 16 | / |
| Braganga | 80 | 7 | / |
| Braganya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Braganas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brahgana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bragania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Braganaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bragajna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bragonaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Braganija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bragano | 71 | 209 | / |
| Braganj | 71 | 54 | / |
| Bregaño | 71 | 28 | / |
| Bregana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Braganò | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brogana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bragagni | 67 | 301 | / |
| Breganha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Brangani | 67 | 14 | / |
| Braghani | 67 | 8 | / |
| Braigani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Braghane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Braganhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bragaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhragona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brongana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braganjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braganee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bragonia | 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 Bragaña
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