Brains Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Brains Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brains Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Brains (325) may also be a first name.

Brains Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brains (Russian: Браинс) is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brains? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Brains reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Brains is also the 486,495th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 325 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 58 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 42 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Brains Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brains 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bracins921/
Brasins920/
Brans913,161/
Braggins86492/
Brachins863/
Bruins836,545/
Brauns835,023/
Briens831,394/
Branse83273/
Breins8364/
Bransz8334/
Branæs8331/
Branst8320/
Branss8320/
Breans8320/
Wrains8317/
Braans8314/
Brayns838/
Bransh834/
Brahns834/
Broins833/
Braens833/
Branns831/
Branås831/
Bramns831/
Braims831/
Bhrans830/
Bruijns77892/
Bransch77227/
Bruinse77100/
Brainch7797/
Braunns7770/
Braunst7720/
Braunss779/
Branshe775/
Brisins773/
Brayans772/
Brasens771/
Braunsz771/
Brawens771/
Brayens771/
Breinsø771/
Bretins771/
Britins771/
Brahans771/
Brajons771/
Brhanse771/
Briyens770/
Britens770/
Brams731,977/
Branz731,593/
Branß7347/
Vrans735/
Branx731/
Brassens71329/
Bruijnse7138/
Braunsch7129/
Broggins7121/
Brijsens7121/
Bransche7113/
Breggins7111/
Brittens712/
Bransová712/
Briggens712/
Brachens711/
Brauwens711/
Brissens710/
Brechins710/
Branch6755,031/
Brouns673,126/
Bruyns672,749/
Vriens672,351/
Broens671,447/
Bruens67945/
Braams67884/
Brance67401/
Branje67255/
Breens67152/
Braunz6762/
Branze6757/
Breijsens6711/
Brüyns679/
Breinz678/
Bramsø676/
Brienz675/
Braunš675/
Broinz674/
Branzt673/
Breanx673/
Braums673/
Breams673/
Branjd672/
Vransø672/
Braunß672/
Breuns672/
Bramse672/
Vruins671/
Breyns671/
Brzanz671/
Bramså671/
Bresinsch671/
Bramsh671/
Bryens670/
Brassince670/

Brains Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brains in the Russian language
Браинсbrains-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brains
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