Bravo Surname

807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Bravo Surname Definition:

The good, honest, courageous man.

Popular surname found principally in Burgos. Name of village near Mondonedo. Derived from latin "barbarus" - valiant, brave, fearless.

Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula and America.

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Bravo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico133,9111:927152
Chile69,8641:25243
Venezuela58,7721:51494
Argentina58,3481:73395
Ecuador57,7101:27629
Colombia53,0181:901196
Spain46,7821:99998
Peru46,4821:68492
United States36,0371:10,0581,219
Philippines21,9371:4,615369
Cuba12,9281:891157
Bolivia9,9641:1,065221
Nicaragua9,7771:616129
Guatemala9,2581:1,737298
Brazil6,2051:34,5001,440
Portugal3,5011:2,976380
Costa Rica2,8251:1,692259
France2,7391:24,2512,863
Panama2,6811:1,459243
Italy2,2571:27,0964,839
Uruguay1,7871:1,920235
Dominican Republic1,5561:6,705624
Canada8131:45,3215,582
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Indonesia5621:235,31921,728
England5401:103,18210,844
Puerto Rico5111:6,947411
Iran4891:157,01913,630
Paraguay4501:16,082722
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Australia3911:69,0438,203
Jamaica2921:9,8291,061
Germany2621:307,27331,264
Switzerland1951:42,1185,901
Angola1881:143,5602,314
Honduras1591:55,4491,313
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
Belgium1431:80,39612,660
India1181:6,500,554147,901
Turkey1051:741,15637,229
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
El Salvador941:67,4881,415
Bosnia and Herzegovina881:40,1865,579
Trinidad and Tobago861:15,8601,984
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Sweden641:153,85610,752
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Japan591:2,166,85228,778
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Norway391:131,85317,004
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
China261:52,589,2912,849
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Guam211:7,6251,143
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Aruba181:5,749789
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Andorra161:5,2401,042
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Austria141:608,24554,975
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Croatia101:422,86035,095
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Egypt81:11,491,96962,263
Finland81:687,08836,047
Mozambique81:3,407,6964,228
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
DR Congo61:12,313,262182,887
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Wales61:515,75523,171
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Namibia51:481,88011,140
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Djibouti41:228,733966
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Oman41:921,9937,313
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Albania31:971,35222,477
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Sri Lanka31:6,936,18718,422
Togo31:2,415,92311,978
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Bravo (4,660) may also be a first name.

Bravo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The good, honest, courageous man.

Popular surname found principally in Burgos. Name of village near Mondonedo. Derived from latin "barbarus" - valiant, brave, fearless.

Castilian name found throughout the Peninsula and America. Belonged to Order of Santiago.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

All the Italian surnames ending with -in are actually related to the Republic of Venice and its territories. Specifically, the surname Bravin was originated in the hamlet of Polcenigo, in the region of Friuli, but historically related to Venice. This is why this surname sounds Venetian more than Friulian, as Polcenigo is just on the linguistic border between Venetian and Friulian languages. All the Italian surnames that are variants of "Bravo" have probably the same original meaning: since the late Middle Age, a "bravo" was a mercenary, a sellsword, just like the "bravos" depicted in the "Promessi Sposi" novel written by Alessandro Manzoni. The Italian word "bravo" is from Latin "pravus" whose original meaning was "bad, tough" and later in the middle ages took the new meaning of "bold, brave" (and yes, the English word "brave" has the same origin), that was used in particular for soldiers, warriors and sellswords.

- makhates

Bravo Last Name Facts

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

Bravo (Hindi: ब्रावो) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bravo? popularity and diffusion

Bravo is the 807th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,094 people. The surname Bravo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Bravo live; 55 percent live in South America and 20 percent live in Hispano-North America. Bravo is also the 100,420th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 4,660 people.

The surname Bravo is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 133,911 people, or 1 in 927. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 13 percent live, Puebla, where 10 percent live and Mexico City, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this last name occurs in 155 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 11 percent live and Venezuela, where 9 percent live.

Bravo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bravo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bravo last name expanded 27,721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 18,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bravo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (59%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bravo surname are 43.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bravo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning €26,600 per year; in Norway they earn 24.77% less than the national average, earning 260,373 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,218 per year; in South Africa they earn 205.62% more than the national average, earning R 726,276 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $19,935,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning $37,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $52,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bravos911,160/
Bravou91279/
Bravoi9173/
Bravoz9139/
Braivo9123/
Bravoo9123/
Bravot9113/
Braavo916/
Bravoh911/
Bravho911/
Bravod911/
Brauvo911/
Brayvoy836/
Bravooh831/
Bravost830/
Brabo805,774/
Brava80893/
Brovo80209/
Vravo8091/
Brevo8019/
Brawo803/
Breyvo73461/
Braboy73375/
Braeva73183/
Brovou73178/
Breivo7369/
Braibo7360/
Brovot7338/
Bravad7335/
Bravat7331/
Brabos7327/
Brouvo7315/
Bratbo7313/
Branpo7312/
Bravas7311/
Braboj733/
Brawoh732/
Breava732/
Brawod732/
Braboz731/
Brajwo731/
Bravau731/
Braiwo731/
Bruivo731/
Brabou731/
Bravaz731/
Brabot730/
Breauvoit711/
Brayboy671,774/
Bravacz6780/
Brawood6720/
Braiboh6720/
Braboud6711/
Brattbo678/
Bravaux674/
Bhrgava673/
Brouvou671/
Bhravad671/
Breavas671/
Braboss671/
Brovost671/
Brahyva671/
Brabout670/

Bravo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bravo in the Hindi language
ब्रावोbravo-

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Bravo 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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