Bransen Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bransen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bransen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Bransen (44) may also be a first name.

Bransen Last Name Facts

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

Bransen is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bransen.

How Common Is The Last Name Bransen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,189,614th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. Bransen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Bransen live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 44 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 122,371. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Utrecht, where 45 percent live, South Holland, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Bransen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bransen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 141 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bransen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bransen are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

Bransen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $40,712 USD per year.

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Bransen Reference & Research

Branson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Branson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Bransen
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