Braken Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Braken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2551:66,22411,326
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Braken (14) may also be a first name.

Braken Last Name Facts

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

Braken (Russian: Бракен) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Braken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Braken is the 749,861st most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name Braken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Braken are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Braken is also the 3,024,661st most common first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

The last name Braken is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 66,224. In The Netherlands Braken is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 65 percent reside, Limburg, where 27 percent reside and South Holland, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

Braken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Braken has changed over time. 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 those bearing the Braken last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bracken9218,728/
Braeken92888/
Brakken92158/
Brakeen924/
Breaken921/
Bratken920/
Brackeen861,442/
Braacken864/
Braekken864/
Brackenn863/
Brakceen861/
Braccken861/
Brackaen861/
Brakcken861/
Braekeen860/
Broken83154/
Brakin8380/
Breken8348/
Brakyn8316/
Bracen833/
Braukienė804/
Brackin774,325/
Brekken771,073/
Brokken77908/
Brocken77662/
Broeken77326/
Brecken77233/
Brooken7781/
Bratkin7776/
Brekeen7773/
Braškin7741/
Braskin7741/
Brachen7732/
Breiken7727/
Bröcken7722/
Brakina7718/
Braskén7714/
Brakyna7713/
Bradkin7713/
Bırakın776/
Brazkin776/
Breakin775/
Braacen774/
Bratkyn773/
Brackem773/
Vracken773/
Breeken772/
Braykin772/
Braekin771/
Brosken771/
Breuken771/
Brekenn771/
Braikin771/
Brakkin771/
Breacen771/
Brekien771/
Brackne770/
Brreken770/
Brakinn770/
Bracehn770/
Braukin770/
Bracn732/
Brecn730/
Brashkin71180/
Brokienė71124/
Bracking7197/
Breckeen7112/
Brashkyn7111/
Braakink718/
Brekienė715/
Brackeem712/
Brackina712/
Bracheen711/
Brajkina711/
Brackinn711/
Brackkin711/
Breakion711/
Breicken710/
Brockend710/
Brakhnova67203/
Brekin6757/
Braushkin6737/
Vrakin6733/
Brokin6724/
Vrakyn6719/
Bracng6715/
Braschkin6713/
Bracin6710/
Braqin679/
Brakim672/
Bracnh672/
Braicn672/
Broekn671/
Brauszkin671/
Brokne671/
Brockn670/
Brokem670/

Braken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Braken in the Russian language
Бракенbraken-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Braken
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