Braitwaite Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Braitwaite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braitwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England141:3,979,861125,553
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Braitwaite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Braitwaite is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braitwaite? popularity and diffusion

Braitwaite is the 2,843,861st most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Braitwaite reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Braitwaite is most frequent in: California, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 19 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Braitwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Braitwaite has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Braitwaite surname increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braitwaite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Braitwaite last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Braitwaite earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning $38,138 USD per year.

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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 Braitwaite
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