Braga is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Braga
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: If the name is Portuguese, it refers to one who is from the city of Braga. The etymology of the name is obscure. The place is called Bracara Pliny, a term that seems to refer to the people of Bracari living there. The various assumptions considered (carrying breeches, marshy place, hill) are based on nothing really concrete. There are also many Braga in Italy, mainly in Lombardy. They should appoint one who is from Bracca (province of Bergamo).

How popular is Braga?

Braga is common in Brazil.

Braga is ranked 1198 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bragas grew by 22.55043 per cent to 3402 since 2000 and ranked 9557 after elevating 1038 spots. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.72 81.95
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 7.11 5.22
Hispanic or Latino 6.67 6.2
Others 1.94 5.98
Black 1.41 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.15 0.18
Braga is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Brazil which signifies that it is originated from Brazil. Around 444528 people have been found who wears Braga as their family name. Braga is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,742 China9
7,646 Japan7
60,971 Kyrgyzstan6
1,346 Bermuda6
10,935 Armenia5
19,452 Malaysia3
7,683 Latvia3
7,294 Kuwait3
35,184 Poland3
635 Macau3
5,332 Estonia3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
10,686 Costa Rica3
31,767 Greece2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
2,794 El Salvador2
41,879 Turkey2
3,478 Haiti2
34,681 Norway2
18,718 Thailand2
4,104 South Korea2
9,272 Ecuador2
147,165 Czech Republic2
2,211 Brunei1
7,191 Afghanistan1
2,715 Gabon1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
25,721 Egypt1
53,033 Nigeria1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
50,549 Georgia1
5,872 Namibia1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
3,243 Suriname1
1,179 Swaziland1
16,228 Bulgaria1
12,270 Lebanon1
37,493 Austria1
28,746 Algeria1
28,365 Kenya1
7,790 Zambia1
4,249 Cambodia1
20,172 Hungary1
7,847 Albania1
11,510 Oman1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
6,551 Qatar39
13,773 Denmark39
32,811 Sweden29
14,963 Scotland26
11,685 Singapore24
3,830 Luxembourg20
2,340 Iceland16
493,558 India15
355,817 Indonesia15
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
14,737 Belarus98
27,285 Kazakhstan91
4,308 Ireland82
12,440 United Arab Emirates76
4,057 Panama65
3,881 Hong Kong59
Countries with hundreds of Braga:
10,993 Germany908
5,959 Canada723
590 Uruguay660
4,251 Peru655
6,551 Spain636
12,144 England500
13,209 South Africa475
1,332 Paraguay454
2,584 Switzerland432
9,264 Uzbekistan378
3,434 Bolivia195
8,460 Venezuela176
15,169 Australia176
4,581 Lithuania135
7,193 Chile135
8,698 Colombia122
9,170 Israel118
15,958 Belgium111
24,148 Netherlands106
Countries with thousands of Braga:
283 Angola8,804
463 Mozambique8,253
1,378 Philippines7,540
1,237 Italy6,640
7,835 United States4,798
1,716 Argentina2,762
94 Moldova2,415
3,625 Ukraine1,569
12,475 Russia1,431
4,671 Mexico1,361
7,286 France1,200
2,200 Romania1,086
2,347 Ivory Coast1,023
Countries with ten thousands of Braga:
140 Portugal12,735
Countries with hundred thousands of Braga:
76 Brazil374,958
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

23 years old laborer Angelo Braga who was residing in Nocera, Italy migrated to Pittston on October 16, 1899 by La Gascogne put out from Havre. Farmer Angelo Braga, Ant-O Braga, aged 29, Farmer Biagio-G.Ant. Braga, Laborer Carlo Braga, Elega Braga, aged 19, Fiorenzo Braga (29) Peasant, 20 years old Giovanni Braga, Guiseppe Braga, aged 21, Farmer Luigi Braga, are others that migrated to US from Havre, Genoa and Bordeaux.

Comments

M
Mikel Perla
 This name comes from the Latin: bragare the name has meaning: do the brave, the dandified; bragator, faraud source: Glossary of the barge.

Braga Namesakes

  • Abel Braga, Football manager
  • Alice Braga, Actress
  • Ademar Braga, Soccer player
  • Ademar da Silva Braga Júnior, Soccer player
  • Afonso of Braganza, 1st Marquis of Valença, Afonso, Duke of Braganza's son
  • Alice Braga, Actress
  • Aquino de Bragança, Journalist
  • Ana Maria Braga, Presenter
  • Antonella Bragaglia, Olympic athlete
  • Aquiles Braga de Queiroz, Mathematician
  • Santuzza Braga, from 1990 0 flick Manhattan, who characterized the N.

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