Branganca Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Norway

Branganca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Branganca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Brangança (3) are calculated separately.

Branganca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Branganca occurs most in Brazil. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Brangança. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Branganca? popularity and diffusion

Branganca is the 3,485,539th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Branganca reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Branganca is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 13,379,646. In Brazil Branganca is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 25 percent reside, Goiás, where 19 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 19 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brangança963/
Braganca9410,180/
Branganza8952/
Bragganca891/
Brasganca891/
Braganco821/
Broganca821/
Baranggang742/
Bringang711/
Buranaganok702/
Pranghang671/
Bramhankach607/

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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 Branganca
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