Braxtone Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Braxtone Surname Definition:

BRACKTON: Local: "the enclosure of brakes, or fern."

Braxtone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Braxtone (193) may also be a first name.

Braxtone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BRACKTON: Local: "the enclosure of brakes, or fern."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Braxtone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Braxtone is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braxtone? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Braxtone live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Braxtone is also the 653,740th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 193 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Braxtone is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 57 percent live, Busia County, where 14 percent live and Kakamega County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Congo, where 9 percent live.

Braxtone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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Braxtone Reference & Research

Brackstone One-name Study - A profile of the Brackstone surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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Footnotes

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