Brandão Surname

13,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Portugal

Brandão Surname User-submission:

(Portuguese) The Brandão surname comes from the medieval Latin form Brendanus of the old Irish personal name Brénainn (English Brendan). It means 'torch bearer'.

Brandão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola16,7611:1,610290
Portugal12,8801:809142
Brazil8,7901:24,3541,102
United States4071:890,56267,298
Italy3391:180,40326,873
France2061:322,44048,940
Cape Verde1521:3,484154
São Tomé and Príncipe1221:1,454195
Canada781:472,37940,609
England711:784,76142,668
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Australia271:999,84158,390
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Guinea-Bissau161:108,001107
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Panama131:300,9437,078
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
India61:127,844,230863,365
Finland61:916,11741,832
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
East Timor41:303,982255
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Albania31:971,35222,477
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Brandão (36) may also be a first name.

Brandão Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Portuguese) The Brandão surname comes from the medieval Latin form Brendanus of the old Irish personal name Brénainn (English Brendan). It means 'torch bearer'.

- dani__brandao

Brandão Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brandão is carried by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandão? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,792nd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 180,162 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Brandão are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 36 people.

Brandão is most commonly held in Angola, where it is borne by 16,761 people, or 1 in 1,610. Other than Angola this surname is found in 88 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 32 percent live and Brazil, where 22 percent live.

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