Globally, براون (Brown 
, Braun , Browne , along with others...) is a common epicene forename. The first name براون is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common boy's name, Tanzania, and Jamaica, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much more frequently, براون is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Browne, Brauns, Braun, Brown | Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada |
| براون | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq |
براون is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Brown Lady of Raynham Hall , the ghost and Brown Cesario , the character from 2008 film 'Camp Rock'.