Brakes Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Brakes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 206 | 1:270,476 | 21,309 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 86 | 1:283,435 | 19,633 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Brakes (12) may also be a first name.
Brakes Demographics
Average Brakes Salary in
United States
$57,567 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brakes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brakes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brakes occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brakes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 906,170th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname Brakes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Brakes are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 270,476. In England Brakes is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 20 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Brakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brakes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 153 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brakes Last Name Statistics demography
Brakes earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.41% more than the national average, earning $57,567 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brakesh | 92 | 3 | / |
| Brackes | 92 | 3 | / |
| Brakhes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Brakess | 92 | 0 | / |
| Brakets | 92 | 0 | / |
| Breakes | 92 | 0 | / |
| Brakkies | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brackeus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Braskets | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brakez | 83 | 309 | / |
| Brokes | 83 | 141 | / |
| Brakis | 83 | 89 | / |
| Brekes | 83 | 71 | / |
| Braces | 83 | 19 | / |
| Bracketts | 80 | 5 | / |
| Brookes | 77 | 33,409 | / |
| Brockes | 77 | 394 | / |
| Braches | 77 | 211 | / |
| Brackez | 77 | 147 | / |
| Braukis | 77 | 57 | / |
| Brokesh | 77 | 32 | / |
| Brokhes | 77 | 24 | / |
| Brackis | 77 | 16 | / |
| Breckes | 77 | 12 | / |
| Broekes | 77 | 8 | / |
| Braques | 77 | 6 | / |
| Brakech | 77 | 4 | / |
| Braskis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Braškys | 77 | 4 | / |
| Brokkes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Braskys | 77 | 2 | / |
| Braceys | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brauces | 77 | 1 | / |
| Breukes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Broukes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brokess | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brakhuis | 71 | 60 | / |
| Brekiesz | 71 | 56 | / |
| Brockies | 71 | 50 | / |
| Brockest | 71 | 31 | / |
| Braquets | 71 | 10 | / |
| Brashkis | 71 | 8 | / |
| Brekkeas | 71 | 7 | / |
| Brasques | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bracques | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brookies | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brokesse | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brokesch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Broockes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Braucejs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brockess | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brookeus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brackice | 71 | 0 | / |
| Braakhuis | 67 | 856 | / |
| Brokeš | 67 | 327 | / |
| Broces | 67 | 251 | / |
| Brekis | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bracis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Brokesova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Brokés | 67 | 9 | / |
| Brakiz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Brokis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brekys | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brokez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brockesch | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brakes
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