Brandorff Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Brandorff Surname User-submission:

Brandorff is a German/Danish surname. From of what I've been told from my grandfather, Brandorff means "city on fire" in German. Now this information is not confirmed, and may be incorrect. The majority of where it is found on the Internet says the surname is mostly from Denmark.

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Brandorff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Denmark771:73,3087,251
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brandorff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Brandorff is a German/Danish surname. From of what I've been told from my grandfather, Brandorff means "city on fire" in German. Now this information is not confirmed, and may be incorrect. The majority of where it is found on the Internet says the surname is mostly from Denmark.

- rachelbdrff

Brandorff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brandorff (Russian: Брандорфф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Brandorff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandorff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,070,546th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Brandorff live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brandorff is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States Brandorff is most common in: Colorado, where 55 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and Kansas, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Brandorff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brandorff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brandorff last name increased 2,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brandorff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brandorff last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

Brandorff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brandorffe959/
Brandorf9443/
Brandorfe8915/
Braundorf893/
Brausndorf843/
Brasendorf841/
Brondorf821/
Brausendorf8033/
Brachendorf800/
Broundorf780/
Brochendorff762/

Brandorff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brandorff in the Russian language
Брандорффbrandorff-

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