Brecht Surname

46,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Guam

Brecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,6771:12,0571,542
United States3,1741:114,19612,353
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
Canada1831:201,34219,659
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Belgium791:145,52720,575
England741:752,94741,527
France541:1,230,050127,496
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Guam211:7,6251,143
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Israel121:713,13647,700
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:94,5749,673

Brecht (3,141) may also be a first name.

Brecht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brecht (Arabic: بريشت) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brecht? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,807th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 658,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Brecht are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Brecht is also the 128,401st most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 3,141 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 6,677 people, or 1 in 12,057. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 55 percent live, Bavaria, where 7 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany Brecht exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Brecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brecht has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 598 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 569 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brecht are 16.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Brecht earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.92% less than the national average, earning R 154,644 per year; in United States they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $45,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $50,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brechts922/
Breicht922/
Breecht921/
Brescht921/
Brechte920/
Brrecht920/
Brech911,937/
Breht916/
Brect913/
Brechtch861/
Bracht836,131/
Breach832,194/
Bresch831,612/
Breech83587/
Brekht83413/
Breuch83346/
Breche83334/
Breich83240/
Bretch83121/
Brocht83101/
Brycht8364/
Bricht8311/
Briech836/
Bresht833/
Brecth832/
Brechd831/
Brechs831/
Brejch831/
Breych831/
Brzech831/
Breeht831/
Breiht830/
Bret807,537/
Breh80870/
Brechtová809/
Breisch771,501/
Bretsch77555/
Breesch77329/
Briesch77324/
Breusch77316/
Bresche7779/
Breiche7723/
Brreach7713/
Breasch7711/
Bretche7710/
Breache776/
Brychte775/
Breshch773/
Brischt771/
Breacet771/
Breschs771/
Breatch770/
Brichtd770/
Brichte770/
Brett7333,937/
Breit737,612/
Breyt735,157/
Brest734,955/
Brych733,573/
Briet733,133/
Brich732,136/
Breet731,776/
Vrech731,291/
Breth73916/
Bredt73476/
Brete73471/
Breut73349/
Bresh73302/
Brejt73180/
Brets73147/
Breat7390/
Brece7325/
Briht7314/
Breih7313/
Brehr7313/
Brehs7311/
Brezt738/
Bredh738/
Brekh738/
Breïh735/
Brheh731/
Brict731/
Bre't731/
Brexh731/
Breît731/
Brzeh731/
Hbret731/
Brerh731/
Bryht730/
Breitsch71126/
Braichet7185/
Breetsch7134/
Breische7123/
Brechová718/
Bretsche711/
Braîchet711/
Breshschdtt711/
Breehtte710/
Breedt676,028/
Broich673,265/
Briche673,149/
Breece672,662/
Bre672,157/
Brette671,720/
Brychtová671,267/
Braich671,219/
Brejchová671,173/
Brysch67906/
Brisch67772/
Briest67767/
Breite67651/
Breidt67616/
Breust67612/
Britch67437/
Breher67390/
Breest67381/
Bryche67298/
Brichtová67278/
Breith67221/
Breish67212/
Brichs67167/
Brethe67113/
Bruich67107/
Bretts6793/
Breitz6774/
Breast6771/
Brestt6770/
Brehse6744/
Breïkh6741/
Breste6739/
Breice6739/
Breysh6721/
Brichh6720/
Bräsch6718/
Briesh6717/
Brehyd6716/
Breatt6714/
Breesh6714/
Breitt6713/
Brichtova6713/
Brychtova6713/
Vresch6712/
Bresce6712/
Brisht6711/
Breichová6711/
Wricht679/
Brejchova679/
Breedh677/
Breychová676/
Breash676/
Brèche675/
Breits675/
Breyts674/
Brrett674/
Breerh674/
Brhich674/
Breatz673/
Briett673/
Brychs673/
Brrich672/
Broehy672/
Brettz672/
Breshe672/
Brioch672/
Breeth671/
Bresth671/
Bretce671/
Brzich671/
Brioht671/
Brrece671/
Bredcz671/
Breete671/
Brehhe671/
B'Reih671/
Vreech671/
Brachd671/
Braych671/
Brejdt671/
Briehs671/
Brests671/
Bretse671/
Bretsh671/
Breychova671/
Breïha671/
Brochd671/
Brzeih671/
Bréche671/
Bhrete671/
Breddt671/
Briecd671/
Brehyi671/
Brhehe671/
Breett670/
Breath670/
Breist670/
Breets670/
Breace670/
Brieth670/
Breush670/
Brieha670/
Breadt670/
Bredth670/
Bresst670/

Brecht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brecht in the Arabic language
بريشتbrysht-

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Brecht Reference & Research

Bright DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brecht
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