Brecon Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Brecon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brecon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Brecon (33) may also be a first name.

Brecon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brecon is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Brecon.

How Common Is The Last Name Brecon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Brecon occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Brecon live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. Brecon is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 33 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Brecon is most frequent in: Essex, where 50 percent reside and West Midlands, where 50 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Brecon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brecon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Brecon surname declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breckon921,465/
Brechon92459/
Brescon92149/
Brecion922/
Bretcon920/
Brekcon920/
Brecount86100/
Breczone863/
Brecione862/
Brejon83387/
Bracon83334/
Bricon83118/
Breson8345/
Brexon8313/
Brocon838/
Brecan838/
Brezon836/
Brycon831/
Brecom830/
Brescocin801/
Brescosin801/
Brecotten800/
Brescan77402/
Brichon77360/
Brechun77136/
Briscon77101/
Brechan7799/
Bregion7788/
Bréchon7775/
Bretcan7754/
Breuzon7749/
Breckan7740/
Breason7740/
Bretson7727/
Bredson7725/
Breeson7720/
Brzezon7715/
Brecane7714/
Brizcon7714/
Vrecion7711/
Brackon7710/
Breyson777/
Breşcan774/
Breezon773/
Breskon772/
Breškon772/
Breyzon772/
Brejoin772/
Breison771/
Britcon771/
Braycon771/
Breacen771/
Bricson771/
Bricont771/
Breșcan771/
Brickon770/
Breekon770/
Bresont770/
Breuson770/
Bricogne71286/
Breggion71132/
Breciane7155/
Brechane7143/
Bricoune7117/
Bricotin7114/
Brekotin716/
Brescane716/
Broccoon712/
Bregione712/
Brestson711/
Briscone711/
Brackhon711/
Bresocin711/
Breachan711/
Breadson710/
Bredsone710/
Brietson710/
Breicien710/
Bryson6740,839/
Brison674,071/
Brescacin67976/
Brezan67769/
Brizon67488/
Bresan67400/
Brescasin67189/
Brezun6784/
Bricen6769/
Bricongne6769/
Brežan6768/
Bracan6756/
Brekan6754/
Brejan6747/
Brocan6741/
Brezen6736/
Brokan6733/
Brockhohn6730/
Vrecun6727/
Brijon6717/
Brekun6714/
Brezán6713/
Brokon6711/
Brechanne6710/
Bryzon679/
Brycen675/
Brecam674/
Brezén674/
Bréjon674/
Brakon673/
Brejão673/
Brečan673/
Brican671/
Brettjohn671/
Brizen671/
Brecanova671/
Broqan671/
Bricun671/
Brescasín671/
Bretchang671/
Bréson671/
Brejom671/
Brietsohn670/
Bresachen670/

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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 Brecon
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