Branças Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Branças Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Branças Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Brancas (26) are calculated separately.

Branças Last Name Facts

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

The last name Branças is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Brancas. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Branças? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Branças is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Branças are found; 80 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Not including Portugal it is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brancas9526/
Branzas86130/
Brantzas801/
Brangias801/
Brandsas801/
Branca7713,423/
Branza77688/
Branja7737/
Bransa7710/
Branso773/
Branża771/
Branzzzas7514/
Brauncajs757/
Braunsajs751/
Bransasse751/
Brandsass751/
Bransia71452/
Bransah71399/
Branzea71261/
Brancaz71207/
Breanza7183/
Brancos7173/
Brancea7153/
Broncas7148/
Brandsasse7138/
Branzai7130/
Brangea7128/
Bransio714/
Brancha714/
Brasnja714/
Brancós714/
Bransco712/
Bransey712/
Bronzas711/
Branzac711/
Branxha711/
Bransou711/
Brganza711/
Bransca711/
Branzia711/
Brantca711/
Bransay711/
Bransho710/
Branchat67139/
Brantzos6768/
Branchau6723/
Branšajd675/
Branshah673/
Brandzia672/
Braamsey672/
Brainsai671/
Branchai671/
Branziea671/
Branchos671/
Brauncaj671/
Branchea671/
Branchad671/
Branceau671/
Brahanza671/

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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 Branças
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