Brañez Surname

205,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Brañez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brañez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,0801:29,4303,033
Bolivia7531:14,0991,366
Chile1251:140,9324,923
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Branez (418) & Bráñez (1) are calculated separately.

Brañez Last Name Facts

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

Brañez is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Branez or Bráñez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brañez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 205,265th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,604,128 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Brañez live; 98 percent live in South America and 91 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 1,080 people, or 1 in 29,430. In Peru Brañez is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 43 percent are found, Junín Region, where 35 percent are found and Lima Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Peru Brañez occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 37 percent are found and Chile, where 6 percent are found.

Brañez Last Name Statistics demography

Brañez earn significantly more than the average income. In Peru they earn 25.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Branez94418/
Bráñez941/
Briañez921/
Brañezz921/
Briñez839,843/
Brañes83478/
Brañiz8310/
Bríñez836/
Brañaz831/
Bernaez771,441/
Brianez77287/
Perañez7711/
Baranez7710/
Brainez775/
Burañes771/
Braneze771/
Barnaez771/
Barañes771/
Brieñez771/
Branz731,593/
Brenz73511/
Brnaz731/
Periañez711,696/
Pereañez71389/
Brianezi71350/
Brianeze7119/
Baraneza715/
Breanezi713/
Brainiez711/
Beraneza711/
Peryañez711/
Brañas671,671/
Burnaz671,362/
Berenz671,135/
Bernaz67790/
Branza67688/
Briñes67540/
Bornaz67511/
Branes67474/
Brenez67428/
Birnaz67413/
Brance67401/
Bernez67348/
Brinez67337/
Branse67273/
Barnaz67257/
Barenz67237/
Breniz67211/
Bärenz67194/
Branzi67186/
Bornez67170/
Barnez67108/
Brenzo6770/
Braunz6762/
Branze6757/
Brenzi6756/
Byrnaz6756/
Borenz6749/
Burnez6749/
Bronez6742/
Baranz6740/
Brunez6737/
Brenzy6732/
Brunaz6729/
Branzo6719/
Braños6715/
Briñaz6714/
Brenaz6713/
Braniz6712/
Birenz6712/
Breinz678/
Baryaneza676/
Brianz675/
Brienz675/
Börenz674/
Barria Yañez674/
Bryanz673/
Pruñez673/
Braens673/
Brenze672/
Breenz672/
Breñes672/
Breñaz672/
Brianezoa671/
Bruenz671/
Brianezze671/
Bruñes671/
Briñoz671/
Brañus671/
Boranz670/
Byrnez670/
Braneus621/

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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 Brañez
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