Brauns Surname

94,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Brauns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brauns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7751:29,0113,819
South Africa6481:83,60810,314
United States4931:735,21157,637
Belgium2991:38,4506,287
Latvia2581:7,9461,161
Netherlands1201:140,72621,487
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Australia561:482,06636,890
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada371:995,82774,831
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
France211:3,162,987209,042
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

The alternate forms: Braunš (5) are calculated separately.

Brauns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brauns (Russian: Браунс) is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms: Braunš. For other possible spellings of Brauns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brauns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,791st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,450,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Brauns reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Brauns is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,775 people, or 1 in 29,011. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Berlin, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Brauns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brauns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brauns surname rose 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 456 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brauns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brauns surname are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brauns earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 65.87% more than the national average, earning R 394,176 per year; in United States they earn 19.56% more than the national average, earning $51,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.52% more than the national average, earning $73,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braunš945/
Braunns9270/
Braunst9220/
Braunss929/
Braunsz921/
Bruns9156,147/
Brans913,161/
Braunsch8629/
Brauwens861/
Bruins836,545/
Brouns833,126/
Bruyns832,749/
Bruhns832,296/
Bruens83945/
Brunst83726/
Branse83273/
Brunse83173/
Brunæs8373/
Brunsz8363/
Braunz8362/
Brunsh8356/
Brains8353/
Bransz8334/
Branæs8331/
Brunsø8321/
Branst8320/
Branss8320/
Breans8320/
Bruuns8319/
Braans8314/
Brayns838/
Brunns835/
Bransh834/
Brahns834/
Braums833/
Braens833/
Braunß832/
Breuns832/
Branns831/
Bruëns831/
Branås831/
Bramns831/
Bhrans830/
Brunsch771,094/
Bruijns77892/
Bransch77227/
Bruinse77100/
Brouhns7750/
Brouens7735/
Bruynse7716/
Branshe775/
Braunch774/
Brayans772/
Brasens771/
Brawens771/
Brayens771/
Brahans771/
Brajons771/
Bracins771/
Brhanse771/
Brasins770/
Brunsdt770/
Brons733,828/
Brams731,977/
Branz731,593/
Brüns73699/
Brunz73498/
Branß7347/
Brums7323/
Vrans735/
Brūns735/
Branx731/
Braggins71492/
Brassens71329/
Bruijnse7138/
Bransche7113/
Brachins713/
Bransová712/
Braunschová712/
Brachens711/
Wrayouns711/
Bruggens711/
Brunsová711/
Brunsche710/
Branch6755,031/
Broens671,447/
Briens671,394/
Braams67884/
Brance67401/
Branje67255/
Breens67152/
Brunje67137/
Bronst67113/
Breins6764/
Brunce6757/
Branze6757/
Brunch6748/
Broons6738/
Bronse6731/
Bronsh6728/
Wrains6717/
Brüyns679/
Bramsø676/
Brühns676/
Braunšová674/
Branzt673/
Breanx673/
Breams673/
Broins673/
Bronsz673/
Brounsová672/
Branjd672/
Vransø672/
Bramse672/
Vruins671/
Brunze671/
Breyns671/
Brzanz671/
Bramså671/
Braims671/
Bramsh671/
Bruenz671/
Bryens670/

Brauns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brauns in the Russian language
Браунсbrauns-

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