Bredan Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bredan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bredan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Bredán (9) are calculated separately.

Bredan (268) may also be a first name.

Bredan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bredan (Arabic: بريدان, Hindi: ब्रेडन, Marathi: ॅडन) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bredán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Bredan live; 63 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 543,171st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 268 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.

Bredan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bredan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bredan surname contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bredán949/
Bredean9238/
Breedan9211/
Breddan926/
Breadan925/
Breidan924/
Bredant922/
Bredain921/
Bresdan921/
Breudan921/
Brestdan862/
Breidgan862/
Bredon83631/
Bradan83186/
Bridan8357/
Brydan8317/
Brodan8316/
Bredam834/
Bredanova801/
Breedon771,484/
Bradean77588/
Breadon77562/
Brodňan77294/
Brădean77163/
Breddam77126/
Bridant77114/
Braddan7726/
Breydon7722/
Bradhan7721/
Brodean7719/
Bredoun7716/
Bridgan7715/
Breidon7711/
Braedon7711/
Wreidan778/
Brodhan776/
Bredham775/
Breedam772/
Briedon772/
Braidan772/
Braydan772/
Bridane771/
Bredhon771/
Bradanh771/
Bridean771/
Brydane771/
Breddon771/
Bradain770/
Bredone770/
Breudon770/
Bredong770/
Broddan770/
Briddan770/
Brădățan71136/
Bridanne7176/
Bradațan7129/
Brisdane715/
Brodhann711/
Briddhan711/
Breedham710/
Brydon674,238/
Bridon67884/
Bradon67177/
Brédon675/
Brodon674/
Bridón673/
Bridam671/
Bredom671/
Wridan671/

Bredan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bredan in the Hindi language
ब्रेडनbredana-
Bredan in the Marathi language
ॅडनedana53.85
ेडनedana30.77
बेझनbejhana7.69
डनdana7.69
Bredan in the Arabic language
بريدانbrydan-

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Bredan Reference & Research

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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 Bredan
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