Branev Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Branev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Branev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Branev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Branev (Russian: Бранев) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Branev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Branev live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,163,151. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 67 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 17 percent live and Sliven Province, where 17 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braneva9223/
Brajnev922/
Bratnev921/
Branov83136/
Brenev83101/
Bronev8327/
Vranev831/
Braneff77150/
Brajnov7788/
Braynov7786/
Braunov7730/
Broneva7723/
Brongev778/
Brainov775/
Branife775/
Broniev774/
Brosnev773/
Branief771/
Braneuf771/
Braniov771/
Vraneva771/
Breanov771/
Braynep771/
Brannov771/
Brannew771/
Bronaev771/
Broneev771/
Braunav770/
Brahynov713/
Braneebt711/
Breasnef711/
Bronov67587/
Brenov678/
Vronev672/
Brenef672/
Brenew670/

Branev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Branev in the Russian language
Браневbranev-

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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
  • 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 Branev
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