Brasius Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Brasius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brasius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia571:42,2705,570
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Brasius (400) may also be a first name.

Brasius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brasius is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brasius? popularity and diffusion

Brasius is the 2,273,756th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Brasius are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 431,593rd most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 400 people.

This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 42,270. In Namibia Brasius is mostly found in: Oshana Region, where 53 percent live, Khomas Region, where 44 percent live and Kavango West Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Namibia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Brasius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brasius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brasius last name decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Brasius
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