Brecht Surname
Approximately 11,069 people bear this surname
Brecht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,677 | 1:12,057 | 1,542 |
| United States | 3,174 | 1:114,196 | 12,353 |
| South Africa | 285 | 1:190,097 | 20,645 |
| Canada | 183 | 1:201,342 | 19,659 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| Brazil | 126 | 1:1,699,003 | 55,624 |
| Belgium | 79 | 1:145,527 | 20,575 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Switzerland | 54 | 1:152,091 | 14,437 |
| Poland | 37 | 1:1,027,263 | 72,414 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 531 | 1:94,574 | 9,673 |
Brecht (3,141) may also be a first name.
Brecht Demographics
Average Male Brecht Height
176.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brecht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brecht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brecht (Arabic: بريشت) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brecht? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 46,807th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 658,374 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Brecht reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 128,401st most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 3,141 people.
The surname Brecht is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 6,677 people, or 1 in 12,057. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 55 percent live, Bavaria, where 7 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Brecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brecht has changed over time. 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 those bearing the Brecht last name are 16.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.18% being registered to vote for 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
Brecht Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brecht in the Arabic language | ||
| بريشت | brysht | - |
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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.
Bright FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis