Brec Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Brec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3551:187,10629,101
Slovenia1451:17,1563,987
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Breć (1) are calculated separately.

Brec (72) may also be a first name.

Brec Last Name Facts

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

Brec is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Breć. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 526,921st most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Brec are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Brec is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 72 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 187,106. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 36 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 22 percent live and Île-de-France, where 17 percent live. Not including France this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 24 percent live and Mexico, where 6 percent live.

Brec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brec has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brec surname expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brec Last Name Statistics demography

Brec earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning $45,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breć921/
Brech891,937/
Breck891,692/
Briec89601/
Breci89578/
Brejc89236/
Brecq89230/
Bresc8967/
Brecx8956/
Brecz8938/
Brecc897/
Breac894/
Brect893/
Breic892/
Bretc891/
Breec891/
Brecg891/
Brekc891/
Breqc891/
Breach802,194/
Bresch801,612/
Bresci801,315/
Breech80587/
Breick80536/
Brecke80470/
Breche80334/
Breich80240/
Breucq80167/
Bretch80121/
Brieck80119/
Breeck80115/
Breïck8077/
Breack8039/
Breuck8013/
Brecth802/
Bretce801/
Bredcz801/
B'Reck801/
Brechs801/
Brejch801/
Breych801/
Brescc800/
Bretck800/
Bres755,551/
Brek752,226/
Breg751,273/
Bric751,159/
Brez75878/
Breś75755/
Brex75414/
Brej75317/
Bryc75139/
Breš755/
Breq751/
Breisch731,501/
Bretsch73555/
Breesch73329/
Briesch73324/
Breusch73316/
Beherec73227/
B'Reick7334/
Breicke7324/
Breiche7323/
B'Reïck7316/
Brreach7313/
Brecque7312/
Breïcke7312/
Breasch7311/
Bretche7310/
Breycke738/
Breszcz736/
Breache736/
Breshch733/
B'Rieck732/
Brechts732/
Breickh731/
Breckke731/
Bregsch731/
Brecova731/
Breschk731/
Breschs731/
Breatch730/
Brescke730/
Bretz679,039/
Brick678,823/
Break673,871/
Brych673,573/
Brees672,750/
Breej672,723/
Brich672,136/
Breis672,129/
Vrech671,291/
Breig671,200/
Briez67971/
Breik67913/
Brici67881/
Breaz67855/
Brisc67730/
Bregg67530/
Briek67447/
Braic67434/
Breij67378/
Brzek67355/
Breas67325/
Brieg67310/
Bresh67302/
Bryck67297/
Brike67249/
Breek67233/
Breiz67221/
Breez67191/
Bräck67162/
Brekk67158/
Brets67147/
Bricq67141/
Breitsch67126/
Brecková67121/
Bresz67102/
Breschke6788/
Brzeg6782/
Vreck6774/
Brycz6772/
Bruic6767/
Breke6765/
Breuk6759/
Breïk6736/
Brioc6735/
Breug6735/
Vrecq6734/
Breetsch6734/
Brzic6726/
Breckova6722/
Bregt6721/
Bryke6721/
Breiksch6720/
Breys6718/
Broic6717/
Bæreg6717/
Breag6715/
Bretx6715/
Breeg6714/
Brehs6711/
Breče6711/
Breax6710/
Brejk6710/
Bresg679/
Brekh678/
Breds678/
Brezz675/
Brezh674/
Breiq674/
Breutsch673/
Bregs673/
Britc673/
Bredj673/
Brejs673/
B'Reicke672/
Brequ672/
Brieq672/
Bricz672/
Breës672/
Brietsch672/
Brześ672/
Brzeż672/
Breeq672/
Bricc671/
Brict671/
Brycg671/
Bregh671/
Bretsche671/
Breuz671/
Åbrek671/
Bredz671/
Brechtch671/
Brexh671/
Brhic671/
Briķe671/
Briqe671/
Bräke671/
Brēķe671/
Brajc671/
Brujc671/
Brezx670/

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Footnotes

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