Brandao Surname

4,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Brandao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brandao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil121,1781:1,767185
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
United States7551:480,07840,678
France6761:98,25814,371
Venezuela1951:154,8934,717
Panama1601:24,4521,522
Spain1561:299,69318,077
Canada1001:368,45633,054
England731:763,26141,903
Argentina551:777,15351,982
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
India131:59,005,029552,550
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Brandâo (1), Brandáo (1) & Brandaõ (1) are calculated separately.

Brandao (136) may also be a first name.

Brandao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brandao (Russian: Брандао) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Brandâo, Brandáo or Brandaõ. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,473rd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 58,036 people. Brandao occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Brandao are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Luso-South America. Brandao is also the 794,286th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 136 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 121,178 people, or 1 in 1,767. In Brazil Brandao is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 17 percent are found, Bahia, where 12 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent are found. Barring Brazil Brandao is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Brandao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brandao last name are 44.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brandao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 216.81% more than the national average, earning R 752,868 per year; in United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning $48,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brandâo951/
Brandáo951/
Brandaõ951/
Brandaho936/
Brasndao932/
Braandao931/
Brandaop931/
Brandaao931/
Brandaoo931/
Bramdao8611/
Brandoa864/
Vrandao861/
Brondao861/

Brandao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brandao in the Russian language
Брандаоbrandao-

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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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  • 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 Brandao
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