Where Does The Last Name Braz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Braz (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﺯ, Hindi: ब्रज़, Russian: Браз) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bráz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Braz is the 3,637^th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 47,150 people. The last name Braz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Braz reside; 82 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 27,669^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 30,315 people.

The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 125,793 people, or 1 in 1,702. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 23 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it exists in 85 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 6 percent are found and Mozambique, where 5 percent are found.

Braz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Braz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Braz last name expanded 53,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Braz Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Buddhist (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Braz last name are 45.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.95% registered with the party.

The amount Braz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,664 per year; in South Africa they earn 528.46% more than the national average, earning R 1,493,460 per year; in United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $48,977 CAD per year.