Brandes Surname

25,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brandes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brandes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,0061:6,190753
United States4,3641:83,0579,427
Brazil1,0921:196,0397,552
Philippines5331:189,94030,289
Israel4381:19,5382,912
Netherlands4331:39,0006,588
Switzerland2341:35,0985,115
Canada2191:168,24516,926
France941:706,62589,060
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
England761:733,13240,828
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Denmark721:78,3997,655
Argentina591:724,46549,289
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Peru541:588,59515,207
Australia511:529,32739,816
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Uruguay451:76,2617,891
Finland431:127,83012,225
Austria371:230,14727,778
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Chile191:927,18319,125
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Wales51:618,90625,852
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:116,51711,457

The alternate forms: Brandès (2) are calculated separately.

Brandes (92) may also be a first name.

Brandes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brandes (Russian: Брандес) is most common in Germany. It can also occur as: Brandès. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,220th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 340,699 people. Brandes occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Brandes are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 992,070th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 92 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 13,006 people, or 1 in 6,190. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 60 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live and Berlin, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Brandes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brandes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brandes last name rose 1,013 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 447 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brandes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brandes last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Evangelical (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Brandes surname are 11.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brandes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 520.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 120,204 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.34% more than the national average, earning R 445,200 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.84% more than the national average, earning $65,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brandès952/
Brandeis93864/
Brandejs93636/
Brandies93251/
Brandess9334/
Brandeus932/
Brandese931/
Brandges931/
Brandesh931/
Brandest930/
Brandeys930/
Brande921,223/
Brandeisz886/
Brandiezs884/
Brandease883/
Brandesse881/
Braindeis880/
Brander866,965/
Brandis862,762/
Brandys862,515/
Brandie86182/
Brandet86164/
Brandez86138/
Brandeh8681/
Brandýs8666/
Brondes8654/
Brandea8643/
Brandee8621/
Brandey8610/
Brandeu863/
Brainde862/
Bramdes861/
Braunde861/
Brandex861/
Brandei861/
Branded860/
Brandesova8212/
Brandesová827/
Brandish80219/
Brandist80110/
Braindeh8065/
Brandett8058/
Brandisz8048/
Brandise8046/
Breander8024/
Brandajs8015/
Brandais8014/
Brandiss8010/
Braunder806/
Brandice804/
Brondies804/
Brandeiz804/
Brandejz804/
Brandhed802/
Brandois802/
Brahande801/
Braindis801/
Branddis801/
Brandher801/
Branndis801/
Brzandeh801/
Brandyce800/
Brandejsová78562/
Brandeisová7813/
Brandejsova786/
Brandeisova781/
Brandi7712,639/
Branda776,990/
Brandy774,516/
Bronde7792/
Vrande7714/
Brandé775/
Bramde771/
Brandý771/
Brandeitz755/
Brandeeth751/
Brandeith750/
Brandisch750/
Bronder712,084/
Brondex71177/
Brandysová71153/
Braundi71101/
Brandýsová7183/
Brandic7175/
Brandiz7170/
Branday7160/
Brondet7135/
Brondys7134/
Brondis7131/
Brandisová7129/
Branduy7112/
Brandysova7112/
Brandit7111/
Brandai7111/
Breanda7110/
Brandix719/
Braundy718/
Bramhde717/
Brandio716/
Brandoa714/
Brandisova714/
Brandoi713/
Brandii712/
Brondie712/
Brainda712/
Brandič712/
Brahndi711/
Braindy711/
Vhrande711/
Brayndi711/
Brondea711/
Brondje711/
Branditsch711/
Brandyh711/
Brandyś711/
Brandda711/
Breandi711/
Brandhi710/
Bramdey710/
Brandouy6753/
Brandich6749/
Brandhøj6745/
Brandaia6728/
Brandych6713/
Brándisz6713/
Brandhoj6711/
Brandhoy673/
Brandoit673/
Brounder671/
Brasindi671/
Brosende671/

Brandes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brandes in the Russian language
Брандесbrandes-

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