Brassens Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Brassens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brassens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3151:210,86632,777
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Brassens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brassens occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brassens.

How Common Is The Last Name Brassens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 837,371st most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname Brassens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Brassens are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Brassens is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 210,866. In France Brassens is most common in: Occitanie, where 41 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Not including France Brassens occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braessens9420/
Brasens931/
Brassenx8863/
Brossens881/
Brashens880/
Breyssens8251/
Broossens821/
Brosens801,713/
Bresens802/
Braxens800/
Brasins800/
Breijssens781/
Brans773,161/
Breysens7541/
Brachens751/
Brauns715,023/
Branse71273/
Breins7164/
Brains7153/
Bransz7134/
Branst7120/
Branss7120/
Breans7120/
Braans7114/
Breijsens7111/
Brayns718/
Brahns714/
Bransh714/
Breuns712/
Bramse712/
Branns711/
Breyns711/
Bramns711/
Brassince710/
Bhrans710/
Bransch67227/
Braamse67208/
Braunns6770/
Braunst6720/
Braunss679/
Branshe675/
Brosins672/
Brhanse671/
Bracins671/
Brahans671/
Breinsø671/
Brozens671/
Braunsz671/
Brazins671/

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