Brañas Surname

239,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Brañas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brañas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain9021:51,8324,823
Argentina3481:122,82610,376
Uruguay1941:17,6891,999
Chile1671:105,4883,937
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Branas (596), Brańas (1) & Branaś (11) are calculated separately.

Brañas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brañas occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Branas, Brańas or Branaś. For other possible spellings of Brañas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brañas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 239,622nd most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,361,188 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Brañas reside; 54 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 902 people, or 1 in 51,832. In Spain Brañas is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 43 percent reside, Castile and León, where 16 percent reside and Madrid, where 13 percent reside. Besides Spain this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 21 percent reside and Uruguay, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Branas94596/
Brańas941/
Braña919,040/
Branaś8911/
Breñas83141/
Braños8315/
Brañaz831/
Brañac831/
Bramhas7728/
Branyas7717/
Braunas7715/
Braynas7712/
Brannas7711/
Brenaas778/
Brainas775/
Branias771/
Branįas771/
Brangas771/
Branaas770/
Brana734,879/
Broña73253/
Braño736/
Braunias7178/
Braanaas7146/
Bramhast714/
Brangias711/
Braunays711/
Bratėnas711/
Bramhaus710/
Branhaus710/
Bramha672,692/
Brauna672,382/
Branga671,173/
Vranas671,101/
Brenas67526/
Brzana67448/
Branea67348/
Braina67299/
Branna67239/
Breana67129/
Brahna67127/
Bragna6773/
Branaa6758/
Branos6750/
Branat6735/
Bronas6731/
Bhrana6730/
Bratna6718/
Brayna6714/
Brannasch678/
Brasno676/
Branau675/
Brhana674/
Brasna674/
Branaj674/
Bramna673/
Brajna673/
Branah673/
Branai672/
Branay672/
Breñaz672/
Brrana671/
Branac671/
Branap671/
Branáa671/
Branhaust670/

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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
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  • 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 Brañas
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