Brava Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Brava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3041:333,02045,666
Kosovo2331:7,9911,267
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
England131:4,286,005132,302
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Finland81:687,08836,047
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
France71:9,488,960336,266
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Brava (80) may also be a first name.

Brava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brava (Hindi: ब्रह्वा, Russian: Брава) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brava? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 395,186th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Brava are found; 34 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 80 people.

The surname Brava is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 333,020. In The Philippines Brava is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 39 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 22 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines it occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 26 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.

Brava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brava has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brava last name rose 347 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Brava last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Brava earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 34.23% more than the national average, earning $30,472,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $47,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braeva91183/
Bravay9174/
Bravad9135/
Bravat9131/
Bravas9111/
Breava912/
Bravau911/
Bravaz911/
Bravais83533/
Bravaya83169/
Bravacz8380/
Bravaux834/
Bhrgava833/
Breavas831/
Bhravad831/
Bhravaj831/
Bravaja831/
Brahyva831/
Bravo80656,877/
Bravi808,418/
Brave801,645/
Breva801,217/
Brova80702/
Brawa80433/
Bravy80222/
Braba8084/
Vrava802/
Brauvais771/
Bhratvaj771/
Brahavai771/
Bravos731,160/
Breeva731,123/
Braver731,099/
Bravei73647/
Brabat73372/
Bravou73279/
Bravio73239/
Bravet73222/
Bravyy73151/
Braive73143/
Bravey73133/
Bravis7393/
Broeva7393/
Braviz7383/
Brovas7382/
Bravoi7373/
Braves7369/
Brahwa7366/
Breiva7358/
Breyva7351/
Bravoz7339/
Braaby7331/
Bravoo7323/
Braivo7323/
Bravee7321/
Wrzava7319/
Brzova7318/
Bravie7317/
Brévai7317/
Bravot7313/
Bravyi7312/
Brabač7310/
Brasvi7310/
Brahua7310/
Brabha737/
Brawai737/
Brabah737/
Braavo736/
Brahvi735/
Bhrave734/
Brajua734/
Brotva733/
Bravit733/
Braviy732/
Brabas732/
Vrzava732/
Brovad732/
Braveh732/
Bravii732/
Brahba732/
Brawas732/
Brabau731/
Brauvo731/
Bravui731/
Bhraba731/
Vratva731/
Brovat731/
Bravod731/
Brauwa731/
Brasua731/
Brabai731/
Breave731/
Vravas731/
Bravho731/
Brevai731/
Bravoh731/
Brovay731/
Brevah730/
Brabay730/
Braway730/
Brabhat67648/
Brajuha67245/
Brahwai67115/
Brahavi67108/
Brovach67102/
Bratved6746/
Brabeau6745/
Brahveh6724/
Brahawi6716/
Bhrgavi6710/
Bravich679/
Bravets678/
Brobaay677/
Brauves677/
Brahver676/
Brayvoy676/
Brabach675/
Brovaya673/
Brauver673/
Bhrawad672/
Brauway672/
Bravecz672/
Braybay672/
Brabaud672/
Bravijs672/
Braibad672/
Brabash671/
Brouvas671/
Bravett671/
Breaver671/
Brahabe671/
Brabaha671/
Brabast671/
Brabatz671/
Bravooh671/
Brampah671/
Breaves670/
Brahway670/
Brovatt670/
Bravost670/
Bravitt670/
Breavis670/

Brava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brava in the Hindi language
ब्रह्वाbrahva-
Brava in the Russian language
Браваbrava-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brava
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