Brakus Surname

468,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Brakus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3221:13,1322,550
Serbia1821:39,2584,027
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Kosovo131:143,2216,426
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Brakus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brakus (Russian: Бракус) is most common in Croatia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brakus? popularity and diffusion

Brakus is the 468,258th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. Brakus is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Brakus are found; 73 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 13,132. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 33 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 21 percent are found and Šibenik-Knin County, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Croatia Brakus is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Brakus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brakus surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Brakus earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.27% less than the national average, earning $32,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning $46,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brakus in the Russian language
Бракусbrakus-

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