Braiescu Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Braiescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Braiescu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1411:25,2584,172
Romania381:528,36539,789
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Brăiescu (1) are calculated separately.

Braiescu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Braiescu occurs in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Brăiescu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Braiescu? popularity and diffusion

Braiescu is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. Braiescu is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Braiescu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Moldova, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 25,258. In Moldova Braiescu is most frequent in: Ialoveni District, where 26 percent live, Soroca District, where 23 percent live and Fălești District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Moldova this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 21 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brăiescu961/
Braescu93987/
Braiesku883/
Braesku8046/
Broescu801/
Vrajescu7584/
Breesku6718/
Vrăjescu636/
Brousscau592/
Brouskou5026/

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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 Braiescu
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