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

Brake (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﻪ, Hindi: ब्राके, Marathi: ाके) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Braķe or Bräke. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 37,552^nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 519,685 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Brake live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 935,178^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 102 people.

The last name Brake is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,835 people, or 1 in 46,262. In The United States Brake is primarily found in: Missouri, where 10 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Brake Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Brake has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brake last name increased 808 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 546 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brake Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brake surname are 16.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Brake earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,143 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.25% more than the national average, earning R 335,664 per year; in United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $45,792 CAD per year.