Branst Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Branst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Branst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Branst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Branst is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Branst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Branst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Branst are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 53 percent are found, Bavaria, where 29 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Branst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Branst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Branst surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braunst9220/
Brans913,161/
Brauns835,023/
Branse83273/
Bronst83113/
Brains8353/
Bransz8334/
Branæs8331/
Breans8320/
Branss8320/
Braans8314/
Brayns838/
Brahns834/
Bransh834/
Branzt833/
Branct832/
Branås831/
Bramns831/
Branns831/
Bhrans830/
Bransch77227/
Braunns7770/
Braunss779/
Branshe775/
Brohnst773/
Brahans771/
Braunsz771/
Bramste771/
Bracins771/
Brasens771/
Brancht771/
Bronste771/
Brhanse771/
Brasins770/
Bransteher751/
Brons733,828/
Brams731,977/
Branz731,593/
Branß7347/
Vrans735/
Branx731/
Braggins71492/
Brassens71329/
Braunsch7129/
Bransche7113/
Brachins713/
Bransová712/
Brachens711/
Branch6755,031/
Brouns673,126/
Braams67884/
Brance67401/
Branje67255/
Breins6764/
Braunz6762/
Branze6757/
Broons6738/
Bronse6731/
Bronsh6728/
Bramsø676/
Braunš675/
Bronsz673/
Broins673/
Breams673/
Braums673/
Breanx673/
Breuns672/
Branjd672/
Bramse672/
Vransø672/
Braunß672/
Bramsh671/
Bramså671/
Braims671/
Bronsgeet671/
Breyns671/
Brzanz671/

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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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  • 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 Branst
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