Branco Surname

5,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Branco Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese descriptive name, meaning "white".

Branco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil27,5701:7,765498
Portugal21,9761:47483
Angola21,2971:1,267228
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
United States3,7481:96,70710,797
France1,6011:41,4885,209
Canada1,0711:34,4034,418
Italy4161:147,01123,098
South Africa3301:164,17518,364
Spain2711:172,51712,306
England2341:238,11119,599
Benin2201:46,9805,964
Switzerland1471:55,8707,138
Venezuela1321:228,8195,879
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
Argentina1051:407,08031,114
Germany931:865,65062,206
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
East Timor491:24,81587
Australia461:586,86342,409
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Andorra371:2,266430
Paraguay331:219,2953,965
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Bermuda291:2,251365
Cape Verde271:19,616735
India251:30,682,615377,978
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Austria171:500,90847,931
São Tomé and Príncipe151:11,828740
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Guyana121:63,5185,280
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Norway81:642,78647,258
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palau11:21,643223
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Branco (1,265) may also be a first name.

Branco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese descriptive name, meaning "white".

- mfariacastro

Branco Last Name Facts

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

Branco is found most in Brazil. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Branco click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Branco? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,867th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 75,762 people. Branco occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Branco are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Branco is also the 221,869th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,265 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 27,570 people, or 1 in 7,765. In Brazil Branco is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 37 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 13 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 23 percent reside and Angola, where 22 percent reside.

Branco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Branco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Branco last name increased 187,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 23,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Branco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Branco surname are 44.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.47% registered with the party.

The amount Branco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.91% less than the national average, earning €23,451 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning R 314,256 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.54% less than the national average, earning $14,860,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $51,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brancos9273/
Brancho9261/
Brancio9243/
Brancot922/
Brannco922/
Bransco922/
Brranco921/
Brasnco921/
Braanco921/
Brancoy921/
Branciot8618/
Branchos861/
Branchod860/
Branca8313,423/
Bronco83465/
Branko83355/
Branzo8319/
Bramco837/
Branjo833/
Branso833/
Vranco831/
Branchoux8043/
Brancia77261/
Brancaz77207/
Branzio77132/
Broncho77119/
Branzoi7762/
Brangca7761/
Șbrancă7727/
Brancas7726/
Brandso7725/
Broncos7711/
Branjou777/
Bransio774/
Brancha774/
Brancca774/
Brancós774/
Brasnjo773/
Brganca772/
Broncio771/
Brantca771/
Bransca771/
Brongco771/
Bransou771/
Brancad771/
Brancat771/
Brangko771/
Branhko770/
Bransho770/
Bratenko71265/
Branchat71139/
Brandsoy7143/
Branchau7123/
Brandschott7121/
Branciat7118/
Bratinca715/
Brankacz715/
Brantzou713/
Brandjoy711/
Brankooh711/
Brainjoy711/
Branchad711/
Branceau711/
Bronco's711/
Branchaud671,240/
Bronca67880/
Bronzo67698/
Branza67688/
Branka67363/
Vranko67137/
Bronko67136/
Broscenco6765/
Branja6737/
Bronso6728/
Brańko6721/
Vranca6712/
Bransa6710/
Brausenko6710/
Brauncajs677/
Branschat677/
Brachenko677/
Wronco674/
Brandshop671/
Vranso671/
Brajcenko671/
Brasencia671/
Broșcenco671/
Branża671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Branco
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis