Brazil Surname
Approximately 18,640 people bear this surname
Brazil Surname Definition:
Ó Breasail Mainly a Co. Waterford name. SIF 22
Read More About This SurnameBrazil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,660 | 1:47,318 | 5,747 |
| Philippines | 4,385 | 1:23,087 | 3,022 |
| Brazil | 2,198 | 1:97,395 | 3,660 |
| England | 1,323 | 1:42,115 | 5,386 |
| Ireland | 713 | 1:6,604 | 979 |
| Canada | 578 | 1:63,747 | 7,439 |
| Australia | 532 | 1:50,744 | 6,309 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| France | 88 | 1:754,804 | 92,996 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 49 | 1:37,654 | 3,578 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Yemen | 38 | 1:695,402 | 11,077 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 1:22,532 | 985 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 342 | 1:12,953 | 1,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 130 | 1:187,503 | 15,253 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 633 | 1:79,334 | 8,368 |
Brazil (1,206) may also be a first name.
Brazil Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Breasail Mainly a Co. Waterford name. SIF 22
Ó Breasail Mainly a Co. Waterford name. SIF 22
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the name of the country in South America: Brazil.
- Leandro Brasil Furtado LeiteBrazil Demographics
Average Male Brazil Height
175.96 cm
Average Female Brazil Height
159.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brazil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brazil Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brazil (Arabic: برازيل, Bengali: ব্রাজিল, Marathi: ब्राझिल, Oriya: ବାଜିଲ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brazil? popularity and diffusion
Brazil is the 28,810th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 390,963 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Brazil are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 228,078th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,206 people.
The last name Brazil is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,660 people, or 1 in 47,318. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Nevada, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.
Brazil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brazil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brazil last name grew 1,210 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,018 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 208 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brazil Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brazil surname are 39.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.5% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brazil earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning $49,201 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brazil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil in the Bengali language | ||
| ব্রাজিল | brajila | - |
| Brazil in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଜିଲ | bajila | - |
| Brazil in the Marathi language | ||
| ब्राझिल | brajhila | 50 |
| बाजील | bajila | 50 |
| Brazil in the Arabic language | ||
| برازيل | brazyl | - |
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Brazil Reference & Research
Brazell One-name Study - A profile of the Brazell surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Brazeale DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Brazeale FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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- 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 Brazil
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