Family name בראס (Bras 
, Brass 
, בראס 
) , around the globe, is a common surname. The cognomen בראס is characteristic of Portugal, where it is quite a common surname, Luxembourg, and Angola, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Portugal, France, and Brazil. Very seldom, בראס is the forename as well as the last name.