Braks Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Estonia

Braks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Finland211:261,74820,300
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Estonia121:110,15019,471
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Braks Last Name Facts

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

Braks (Hindi: ब्रक्स, Russian: Бракс) is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Braks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,041,601st most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Braks is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Braks are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Braks is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 228,205. In The Netherlands Braks is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 64 percent reside, Limburg, where 16 percent reside and Utrecht, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Braks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Braks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Braks surname rose 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Braks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Braks last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65% registered with the political party.

The amount Braks earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $44,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $59,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breaks911,294/
Bracks91404/
Braksh9151/
Brakse9145/
Brauks9142/
Brakss9130/
Braaks914/
Braucks83177/
Braicks8359/
Braksch8323/
Braukst834/
Break's831/
Brakhsh831/
Braukss831/
Brakhst831/
Breakes830/
Broks801,496/
Brags8040/
Braxs8027/
Bracs8023/
Breks809/
Braqs801/
Brooks73446,904/
Braggs733,315/
Brocks732,738/
Broeks73657/
Brackx73556/
Brachs7376/
Brroks7342/
Brecks7341/
Broksø7322/
Braucs7320/
Brokks7313/
Brokås7313/
Broksh7312/
Brakch7311/
Broksz7310/
Brouks736/
Breeks733/
Bhrags732/
Brodks731/
Bragss731/
Vracks731/
Brekhs731/
Brokse731/
Brakše731/
Brekss731/
Broyks730/
Braegs730/
Bruiks730/
Brax67745/
Broocks67517/
Broecks67124/
Broksch6795/
Breikss6761/
Brekkås6718/
Breyksh678/
Brookss675/
Broosks674/
Brrooks674/
Bräckås673/
Breauxs671/
Braeckx671/
Brooksx671/
Braiggs671/
Breikšs671/
Brakche671/
Breikse671/
Broucks670/
Brookst670/
Hbrooks670/
Brooksd670/

Braks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Braks in the Hindi language
ब्रक्सbraksa-
Braks in the Russian language
Браксbraks-

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Footnotes

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