The Bravin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 183 people carried this name — #98,982 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 8% from 169 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 377 people named Bravin live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 198 people named Bravin.
80 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
57 people named Bravin live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Bravin live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bravin.
- Brault 2,029 · U.S. census
- Braun 34,491 · U.S. census
- Brauner 962 · U.S. census
- Braunschweig 581 · U.S. census
- Braunstein 2,304 · U.S. census
- Bravard 373 · U.S. census
- Bravo 41,700 · U.S. census
- Bray 34,906 · U.S. census
- Braye 242 · U.S. census
- Brayer 395 · U.S. census
- Braz 835 · U.S. census
- Brazier 3,240 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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