Brave Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Brave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti5751:18,5811,594
Iran2661:288,65620,734
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Argentina881:485,72136,028
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
France611:1,088,897118,069
India501:15,341,308250,737
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Israel281:305,63026,425
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Brave (14,011) may also be a first name.

Brave Last Name Facts

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

Brave (Hindi: ब्रेव, Marathi: बव, Russian: Браве) is more frequently found in Haiti than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brave? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 242,620th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,430,119 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Brave live; 35 percent live in Caribbean and 35 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 48,591st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 14,011 people.

The surname Brave is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is borne by 575 people, or 1 in 18,581. In Haiti Brave is mostly found in: Nord, where 91 percent reside, Ouest, where 7 percent reside and Nord-Est, where 2 percent reside. Besides Haiti Brave is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent reside and Egypt, where 9 percent reside.

Brave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brave has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Brave last name grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brave Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Brave earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $47,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braver911,099/
Bravei91647/
Bravet91222/
Braive91143/
Bravey91133/
Braves9169/
Bravee9121/
Bravie9117/
Bhrave914/
Braveh912/
Breave911/
Bratved8346/
Brahveh8324/
Bravets838/
Breyave837/
Brauves837/
Brahver836/
Brauver833/
Bravecz832/
Bravett831/
Breaver831/
Brayave831/
Breaves830/
Bravi808,418/
Breve802,768/
Brava80893/
Brive80237/
Bravy80222/
Brabe8048/
Brawe8042/
Brove808/
Brattvet7746/
Bratvedt7718/
Bratveit778/
Braveeth771/
Breaveer771/
Brahaver771/
Braber73872/
Bravio73239/
Brover73208/
Brieve73189/
Bravyy73151/
Brabez7399/
Brabet7398/
Bravis7393/
Breive7390/
Braviz7383/
Brovey7381/
Bravay7374/
Bravoi7373/
Brovet7353/
Brabie7348/
Breeve7330/
Brawie7322/
Bravyi7312/
Brabes7311/
Brasvi7310/
Brawei7310/
Brampe739/
Vraves738/
Brabee738/
Brevie738/
Brahvi735/
Brabeh734/
Braibe734/
Bravit733/
Brawes733/
Braviy732/
Broves732/
Braoue732/
Breava732/
Brawey732/
Bravii732/
Brivey731/
Breveh731/
Broved731/
Brahue731/
Bravui731/
Brawue731/
Breuve731/
Bráver731/
Braweh731/
Brabey730/
Brevey730/
Brasue730/
Braeue730/
Braatvedt7179/
Braatveit7114/
Bravais67533/
Brabetz67340/
Brabije67239/
Bravaya67169/
Brahoue67115/
Brahavi67108/
Braouet67102/
Brabets67100/
Brouver6734/
Braiewa6730/
Brosved6725/
Brawhei6724/
Brovets6723/
Brabech6716/
Braiber6713/
Brabecz6713/
Breitve6711/
Bhrgavi6710/
Wreaves679/
Bravich679/
Brajbeh678/
Brayvoy676/
Bhrawey674/
Breiver673/
Vreaves672/
Brehavi672/
Brachue672/
Breyavi672/
Bravijs672/
Brijavi671/
Brajava671/
Braswer671/
Braybey671/
Bhravaj671/
Bravaja671/
Brayavi671/
Brosver671/
Brahabe671/
Braouer671/
Brahuet671/
Brahuer671/
Brahyva671/
Brauwes671/
Brasuer670/
Breevee670/
Breevey670/
Braweer670/
Bravitt670/
Breavis670/
Brooves670/

Brave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brave in the Hindi language
ब्रेवbreva92.86
ब्रंेवbrameva7.14
Brave in the Marathi language
बवbava80
बरवेbarave20
Brave in the Russian language
Бравеbrave-

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Brave Reference & Research

Bravo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bravo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Brave
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