Braïka Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Braïka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 25 | 1:163,795 | 8,806 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Braika (723) are calculated separately.
Braïka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Braïka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Braïka occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Braika. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Braïka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Braïka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Braïka live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 163,795. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Gorgol Region, where 40 percent are found, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 32 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 24 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Braïka
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