Braunstein Surname

56,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Braunstein Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'brown stone'.

Braunstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6041:100,57111,165
Israel3,1021:2,759361
Germany6631:121,42614,857
Austria5341:15,9472,375
France2041:325,60249,364
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Argentina1511:283,06922,733
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
Denmark791:71,4527,101
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Australia451:599,90442,958
Hungary451:218,13918,044
England421:1,326,62059,571
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Braunštein (1) are calculated separately.

Braunstein (10) may also be a first name.

Braunstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'brown stone'.

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Braunstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Braunstein is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Braunštein. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Braunstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Braunstein is the 56,496th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 811,892 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Braunstein reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename globally, held by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,604 people, or 1 in 100,571. In The United States Braunstein is mostly found in: New York, where 27 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 35 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Braunstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Braunstein has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 7,208 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 420 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Braunstein Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Braunstein surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Braunstein last name are 35.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Braunstein earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $53,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.89% more than the national average, earning $61,056 CAD per year.

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