Brawa Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Brawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2231:36,5644,367
Ivory Coast1691:136,5166,541
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Brawa (52) may also be a first name.

Brawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brawa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 685,266th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Brawa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Brawa are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Brawa is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 52 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 36,564. In Papua New Guinea Brawa is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 96 percent are found, National Capital District, where 2 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 1 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brahwa9166/
Brawai917/
Brawas912/
Brauwa911/
Braway910/
Brahwai83115/
Brauway832/
Bhrawad832/
Brahway830/
Brava80893/
Browa80435/
Brawy80262/
Braba8084/
Brawe8042/
Brewa8040/
Brawi8028/
Brawo803/
Brawé802/
Brawaith771/
Brachway770/
Brewah737,704/
Bhrawy73336/
Braeva73183/
Bravay7374/
Breiwa7340/
Bravad7335/
Bravat7331/
Braaby7331/
Broway7326/
Brawie7322/
Bravas7311/
Brawei7310/
Brahua7310/
Brabah737/
Brabha737/
Braavo736/
Brajua734/
Brawes733/
Brawid733/
Brahwi733/
Brouwa732/
Breava732/
Brawod732/
Brawey732/
Brawhi732/
Vraiwa732/
Brawoh732/
Brahba732/
Brajwo731/
Brawue731/
Braiwo731/
Browat731/
Browai731/
Bhrawi731/
Braweh731/
Bruiwa731/
Brabau731/
Bravaz731/
Bhraba731/
Broswa731/
Brasua731/
Brabai731/
Bravau731/
Brabay730/
Bravais67533/
Brajuha67245/
Bravaya67169/
Brahavi67108/
Bravacz6780/
Brouwas6775/
Brabeau6745/
Brawhei6724/
Brawood6720/
Brahawi6716/
Broways6712/
Brobaay677/
Brawith675/
Bhrawey674/
Bravaux674/
Bhrgava673/
Brovaya673/
Braybay672/
Breavas671/
Bravaja671/
Brahabe671/
Braswer671/
Bhravad671/
Bhravaj671/
Brohwah671/
Brahyva671/
Brauwes671/
Braweer670/

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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 Brawa
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