Brak Surname

9,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Brak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia59,1531:26242
Netherlands5571:30,3185,021
Poland4591:82,80812,862
Germany2871:280,50729,430
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Russia1611:895,17471,277
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Algeria551:702,39240,437
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Australia301:899,85754,700
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
France241:2,767,613196,808
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
England221:2,532,63991,802
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Austria111:774,13064,097
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
India71:109,580,769786,157
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Brak (2,452) may also be a first name.

Brak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﻙ, Hindi: ब्रक, Oriya: ବକ୍, Russian: Брак) occurs most in Cambodia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,211th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 118,489 people. The last name Brak occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Brak live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Brak is also the 149,402nd most common first name globally, held by 2,452 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is held by 59,153 people, or 1 in 262. In Cambodia Brak is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 16 percent live, Svay Rieng Province, where 12 percent live and Takéo Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Cambodia Brak is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Brak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 806 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Brak surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 275.45% more than the national average, earning R 892,200 per year; in United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $41,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brake8914,023/
Brack8912,159/
Braik896,841/
Break893,871/
Braak891,414/
Brzak89536/
Brakk89264/
Brakh89148/
Brayk8967/
Brauk8958/
Brđak8921/
Braïk893/
Brňak891/
Bracke806,164/
Brakke801,083/
Braack80893/
Bratke80756/
Brackx80556/
Bradke80234/
Braick80131/
Braike80103/
Brauks8042/
Breack8039/
Braake8038/
Brauck8034/
Brakss8030/
Brazke8024/
Brauke8024/
B'Raik8019/
Braïke8019/
Brakch8011/
Brayck8011/
Brayke808/
Braskø807/
B'Rayk806/
Braukh806/
Breauk805/
Breake804/
Braaks804/
Brakht803/
Brzack802/
Bradtk801/
Braszk801/
Bhraik801/
Braïck801/
Braškė801/
Brhaik801/
Braaik801/
Brackt800/
Brac755,267/
Brok754,066/
Brag75957/
Brax75745/
Braq752/
Brók751/
Bradtke731,596/
Braucks73177/
Brattke73107/
Braicks7359/
Braková7330/
Braksch7323/
Braicke7322/
Braucke7317/
B'Raick7313/
Braiske7313/
B'Raike7312/
Brauske7310/
Brascke739/
B'Raïck739/
Braykeh736/
Brakova736/
Braikeh735/
Beherak732/
Braacke732/
Braaike731/
Brackke731/
Brakhsh731/
B'Rayck731/
Break's731/
Braukss731/
Brakowa731/
Braasck730/
Brock67108,038/
Bragg6736,403/
Brook6730,699/
Braig672,583/
Bracq672,441/
Brouk672,289/
Breik67913/
Braux67888/
Brzák67460/
Braic67434/
Bragh67401/
Braykova67396/
Brokx67287/
Bragt67236/
Broke67173/
Brzac67165/
Bracková6787/
Brokh6766/
Breuk6759/
Braag6752/
Brags6740/
Braňková6728/
Braxs6727/
Bracs6723/
Brokk6719/
Braschke6719/
Braikova6717/
Brauc6717/
Breag6715/
Brasg6714/
Brňaková6712/
Breax6710/
Brajková679/
Braug679/
Braiq679/
Brokt677/
Brrok677/
Brotk674/
Breac674/
Brakhova673/
Bracc673/
Braiková673/
Bract672/
Bragå672/
Brokc671/
Bradx671/
Brahg671/
Brasq671/
Bhrag671/
B'Raicke671/
Vraik671/
V'Rak671/
B'Rag671/
Bróck671/
Braķe671/
Bruok671/
Braix671/
Brajc671/
Brajkova671/
Brackova671/
Bhraq671/
Braqs671/
Broik670/
Braqg670/
Bratx670/
Bratc670/

Brak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brak in the Oriya language
ବକ୍bak-
Brak in the Hindi language
ब्रकbraka83.33
ब्राकbraka16.67
Brak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﻙabrk50
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻙabrak50
Brak in the Russian language
Бракbrak-

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