Brakes Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Brakes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2061:270,47621,309
United States461:7,879,542351,394
India131:59,005,029552,550
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Brakes (12) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brakesh923/
Brackes923/
Brakhes921/
Brakess920/
Brakets920/
Breakes920/
Brakkies861/
Brackeus860/
Braskets860/
Brakez83309/
Brokes83141/
Brakis8389/
Brekes8371/
Braces8319/
Bracketts805/
Brookes7733,409/
Brockes77394/
Braches77211/
Brackez77147/
Braukis7757/
Brokesh7732/
Brokhes7724/
Brackis7716/
Breckes7712/
Broekes778/
Braques776/
Brakech774/
Braskis774/
Braškys774/
Brokkes773/
Braskys772/
Braceys772/
Brauces771/
Breukes771/
Broukes770/
Brokess770/
Brakhuis7160/
Brekiesz7156/
Brockies7150/
Brockest7131/
Braquets7110/
Brashkis718/
Brekkeas717/
Brasques714/
Bracques713/
Brookies712/
Brokesse712/
Brokesch711/
Broockes711/
Braucejs711/
Brockess710/
Brookeus710/
Brackice710/
Braakhuis67856/
Brokeš67327/
Broces67251/
Brekis6733/
Bracis6725/
Brokesova6713/
Brokés679/
Brakiz677/
Brokis675/
Brekys675/
Brokez672/
Brockesch671/

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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 Brakes
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