Cognomen בריין (Brain 
, Brienne 
, Braine ) , all around the world, is a common last name. The cognomen בריין is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Ghana, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United Kingdom, Ghana, and the United States. Also, בריין is the forename as well as the last name.