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Where Does The Last Name Brains Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Brains (Russian: Браинс) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brains? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 2,661,929^th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Brains are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 486,495^th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 325 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 58 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 42 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Brains Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Brains earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning R 236,820 per year.