Brays Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Brays Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 79 | 1:1,824,342 | 117,368 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Brays (23) may also be a first name.
Brays Demographics
Average Brays Salary in
Colombia
$15,536,900 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
Brays Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brays Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brays (Russian: Брайс) is most common in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brays? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Brays occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Brays live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 32 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 1,824,342. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 28 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live and Republic of Tatarstan, where 8 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.
Brays Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brays has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brays last name declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brays Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Brays earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 66.78% less than the national average, earning R 78,936 per year and in Colombia they earn 31.56% less than the national average, earning $15,536,900 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brays Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brays in the Russian language | ||
| Брайс | brajs | - |
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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 Brays
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