Braston Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Braston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Braston (139) may also be a first name.

Braston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Braston (Russian: Брастон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Braston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,555,468th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Braston live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 784,558th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 139 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 45 percent are found, Georgia, where 16 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Braston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Braston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Braston last name decreased 15 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Braston last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Braston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.34% less than the national average, earning $34,802 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Braston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Braston in the Russian language
Брастонbraston-

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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 Braston
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