Brasil Surname

9,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Brasil Surname Definition:

Ó Breasail Mainly a Co. Waterford name. SIF 22

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Brasil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil52,8671:4,049332
United States1,3561:267,30025,152
Portugal9341:11,154938
Uruguay3771:9,1031,023
Mexico3511:353,6367,411
Canada2811:131,12313,644
Argentina2081:205,49716,976
Venezuela771:392,2618,163
Spain611:766,42732,250
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
England351:1,591,94567,242
France311:2,142,668174,004
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
China51:273,464,31313,838
Panama41:978,06412,245
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Brasil (2,233) may also be a first name.

Brasil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Breasail Mainly a Co. Waterford name. SIF 22

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From Bresles near Beauvais. Agemund de Bresel paid an amercement in Hants 1203 (Rotulus Cancellarii).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the country's name in Portuguese. Brasil = Brazil.

- dimitrio_sch

This surname comes from the name of the country in South America: Brazil.

- Leandro Brasil Furtado Leite

Brasil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brasil (Hindi: ब्रासील, Marathi: ासील) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brasil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,901st most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 128,112 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Brasil live; 94 percent live in South America and 93 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 158,149th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 2,233 people.

The last name Brasil is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 52,867 people, or 1 in 4,049. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 15 percent reside, Amazonas, where 11 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 11 percent reside. Barring Brazil Brasil exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Portugal, where 2 percent reside.

Brasil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brasil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brasil surname expanded 2,608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 2,200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brasil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brasil surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brasil surname are 45.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.88% registered with the party.

The amount Brasil earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $55,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brassil921,241/
Brasiel92412/
Brasill9290/
Brazsil9241/
Brasgil921/
Braasil921/
Brrasil921/
Braesil920/
Brail91465/
Brasl914/
Brassill86190/
Brashill8625/
Brassiel861/
Brasziel860/
Brasgill860/
Brazil8318,640/
Brasel831,955/
Bresil831,233/
Braile83965/
Bragil83353/
Brasle8377/
Bracil8332/
Brajil8325/
Braill8311/
Brosil838/
Braisl835/
Brésil834/
Brasll833/
Brzail831/
Braizl831/
Brhail831/
Braihl830/
Bral802,147/
Brasilova808/
Braysield802/
Bradsield801/
Braziel772,566/
Brassel771,730/
Brazill771,161/
Brasell77401/
Bragiel77327/
Brousil77288/
Brazzil77234/
Braesel77106/
Braille77100/
Brasuel7760/
Braslet7744/
Braseel7717/
Braschl7715/
Braggil7713/
Breazil7711/
Bratsel778/
Braszel774/
Braitel774/
Braizel773/
Braciel772/
Bradzil772/
Brashel772/
Brrazil771/
Braisel771/
Braseul771/
Vrassil771/
Brazuil771/
Braigel771/
Brailhe771/
Brasoel771/
Bresill770/
Brasled770/
Breasle770/
Bracill770/
Bressil770/
Braysel770/
Breil732,299/
Brall73723/
Braul73374/
Breal73340/
Braal73197/
Brale73119/
Bratl7375/
Brahl7365/
Broil7345/
Brayl7314/
Braxl7310/
Brösl737/
Bralt732/
Brosl731/
Brald731/
Brazl731/
Bhral731/
Brzal731/
Vrail730/
Bracl730/
Brassell711,761/
Brasuell71614/
Brailova71209/
Braschel71138/
Bradsell71137/
Brazziel7193/
Brazzill7192/
Braszell7170/
Brasseul7116/
Brattsel7111/
Brosgill7110/
Braziell719/
Breaziel719/
Brausell714/
Brashell712/
Brassael712/
Braslova711/
Braasell711/
Brazsell711/
Geebrail711/
Brodsill710/
Braizell710/
Brossill710/
Breazzil710/
Braseell710/
Braesell710/
Brasseel710/
Brazel672,256/
Brezil67611/
Brösel67485/
Bratel67205/
Brosel67204/
Braule67179/
Breilh67157/
Breadsell67151/
Bräsel6794/
Bragel6782/
Brayle6762/
Broijl6733/
Bresel6733/
Brattsell6730/
Braxel6730/
Braßel6726/
Breall6725/
Bralle6714/
Brazziell6711/
Breihl6710/
Brealt6710/
Broile6710/
Brautl679/
Bragli679/
Brahal678/
Brauld678/
Brazyl677/
Brahyl677/
Bradtl675/
Bressl675/
Braull675/
Brocil675/
Brosle674/
Vragil674/
Bracel674/
Brozil673/
Braulp673/
Bhrale672/
Breale672/
Braasledt672/
Breisl672/
Breilø672/
Brojil672/
Brajle672/
Brajel671/
Broshl671/
Brreal671/
Bradchild671/
Brahle671/
Brahul671/
Brassuell671/
Brauschel671/
Brausuell671/
Breahl671/
Breaul671/
Brogil671/
Breile671/
Brézil671/
Bracilova671/
Broesl671/
Brallh671/
Braeschel671/
Broild671/
Breill670/
Brauhl670/
Braalt670/
Wrasel670/

Brasil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brasil in the Hindi language
ब्रासीलbrasila-
Brasil in the Marathi language
ासीलasila-

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Brasil Reference & Research

Brazell One-name Study - A profile of the Brazell surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Braswell FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Braswell 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

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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 Brasil
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