Brazhenets Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Brazhenets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brazhenets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
England11:55,718,059489,080

Brazhenets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brazhenets (Russian: Браженец) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brazhenets.

How Common Is The Last Name Brazhenets? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Brazhenets reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Brazhenets is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 4,367,365. In Russia Brazhenets is most common in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 30 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 27 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 31 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brazhenets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brazhenets in the Russian language
Браженецbrazenec-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brazhenets
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