Brawson Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Brawson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Brawson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Brawson Last Name Facts

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

Brawson is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brawson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Brawson reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Brawson exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Brawson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brawson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brabson861,122/
Browson86185/
Browsong801/
Brabszon800/
Brobson71107/
Browsom711/
Browzon711/
Brofson710/
Brabsen710/
Brabsan710/
Browsen710/
Brovsson673/
Browsum571/
Brovchun5312/
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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 Brawson
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