Brechun Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Brechun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brechun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland681:558,95252,372
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Brechuń (18) are calculated separately.

Brechun Last Name Facts

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

Brechun has its highest incidence in Poland. It may occur in the variant forms: Brechuń. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brechun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brechun is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Brechun reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 558,952. Not including Poland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Brechun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brechun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brechun surname grew 422 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brechun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brechun surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brechun earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.44% more than the national average, earning $61,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brechuń9518/
Brechon86459/
Brekhun86316/
Brachun86276/
Brechum866/
Brochun864/
Brychun861/
Braychun8014/
Breachum800/
Brezun7784/
Vrecun7727/
Bresun779/
Brecon776/
Bricun771/
Bryshchun751/
Brichon71360/
Bréchon7175/
Bryshun7134/
Brejuin7127/
Brykhun7117/
Breshon719/
Brachuń711/
Bressun711/
Bretcon710/
Bröchhausen671/

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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 Brechun
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