Brás Surname
Approximately 8,443 people bear this surname
Brás Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 5,719 | 1:4,719 | 676 |
| Portugal | 2,633 | 1:3,957 | 459 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Bras (18,474), Bràs (4), Braś (449) & Braš (25) are calculated separately.
Brás (134) may also be a first name.
Brás Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brás Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brás occurs in Angola more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Bras, Bràs, Braś or Braš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brás? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,732nd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 863,147 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Brás live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Brás is also the 800,975th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 134 people.
Brás is most widely held in Angola, where it is borne by 5,719 people, or 1 in 4,719. Barring Angola this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bras | 92 | 18,474 | / |
| Bràs | 92 | 4 | / |
| Braś | 83 | 449 | / |
| Braš | 83 | 25 | / |
| Bros | 75 | 4,770 | / |
| Bráz | 75 | 416 | / |
| Bráj | 75 | 18 | / |
| Brós | 75 | 4 | / |
| Brass | 67 | 10,163 | / |
| Brose | 67 | 8,584 | / |
| Breus | 67 | 6,476 | / |
| Bross | 67 | 5,560 | / |
| Brost | 67 | 4,749 | / |
| Broos | 67 | 4,495 | / |
| Brase | 67 | 3,300 | / |
| Brash | 67 | 3,043 | / |
| Brais | 67 | 2,155 | / |
| Breis | 67 | 2,129 | / |
| Braas | 67 | 1,246 | / |
| Brosh | 67 | 879 | / |
| Brosz | 67 | 843 | / |
| Brast | 67 | 763 | / |
| Braus | 67 | 744 | / |
| Brous | 67 | 559 | / |
| Brois | 67 | 378 | / |
| Breas | 67 | 325 | / |
| Brasz | 67 | 261 | / |
| Brats | 67 | 215 | / |
| Brays | 67 | 200 | / |
| Brahs | 67 | 159 | / |
| Brads | 67 | 118 | / |
| Brohs | 67 | 71 | / |
| Brots | 67 | 27 | / |
| Braxs | 67 | 27 | / |
| Brósz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Brasø | 67 | 21 | / |
| Brosø | 67 | 21 | / |
| Breys | 67 | 18 | / |
| Brods | 67 | 16 | / |
| Brózs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Brros | 67 | 11 | / |
| Broys | 67 | 8 | / |
| Brras | 67 | 7 | / |
| Brazs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhros | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bruos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brgas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Br'as | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bračs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bra's | 67 | 3 | / |
| Broås | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brasc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Båros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brašs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brzos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brósh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bróis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bráaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brozs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brasj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brasd | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Brás
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