Braken Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Braken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 255 | 1:66,224 | 11,326 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
Braken (14) may also be a first name.
Braken Demographics
Average Braken Salary in
United States
$65,113 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Braken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Braken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Braken (Russian: Бракен) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Braken? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 749,861st most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. Braken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Braken live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename in the world, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 66,224. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 65 percent live, Limburg, where 27 percent live and South Holland, where 4 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.
Braken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Braken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Braken last name rose 104 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Braken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Braken are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.
Braken earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.9% more than the national average, earning $65,113 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Braken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Braken in the Russian language | ||
| Бракен | braken | - |
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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 Braken
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