Brede Surname

86,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brede Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Brede (flat expanse), in Sussex; dweller on the plain.

Brede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2781:24,5593,261
United States1,0281:352,58731,585
Ivory Coast3971:58,1143,439
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Norway1861:27,6473,790
Russia1221:1,181,33786,893
Latvia651:31,5394,826
England561:994,96549,531
Poland391:974,58370,126
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India101:76,706,538639,611
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

The alternate forms: Brède (1) & Brēde (1) are calculated separately.

Brede (972) may also be a first name.

Brede Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Brede (flat expanse), in Sussex; dweller on the plain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brede (Marathi: ेदे, Russian: Брэдэ) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Brède or Brēde. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brede? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,526th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,309,297 people. The last name Brede occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Brede are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 258,519th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 972 people.

Brede is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 3,278 people, or 1 in 24,559. In Germany Brede is most numerous in: Hesse, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Brede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brede has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brede last name grew 816 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brede Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brede last name are 0.88999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brede earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.47% more than the national average, earning 510,357 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.55% less than the national average, earning R 31,956 per year; in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $46,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brède931/
Brēde931/
Briede913,223/
Breder912,556/
Breede91810/
Bredes91554/
Breide91269/
Broede91210/
Bredee9170/
Bredie9168/
Bredde9153/
Bredhe9139/
Breyde9127/
Bredeu9127/
Bredez9120/
Brehde918/
Bredge915/
Brejde915/
Breade912/
Braede912/
Bredée912/
Bredeh911/
Bredet911/
Bredea911/
Breded911/
Bredey910/
Breider83697/
Breyder8355/
Bredder8343/
Breeder8340/
Bredets8339/
Briedeh8311/
Breader834/
Breeded833/
Breadie832/
Breddie832/
Breaded832/
Brejder832/
Bredesh832/
Breedee831/
Breedeh831/
Breedes831/
Breadey830/
Breedey830/
Breudie830/
Broedey830/
Breddes830/
Bredett830/
Bredhed830/
Breda8021,809/
Wrede809,073/
Bredy805,136/
Brade803,577/
Brode802,609/
Bride802,526/
Vrede801,354/
Bryde801,224/
Bröde80199/
Bredi80114/
Bredj803/
Breģe801/
Brehyder7726/
Breijder7716/
Breaddie770/
Breadess770/
Braide735,171/
Bradea732,357/
Bröder731,149/
Bready73829/
Bradey73716/
Briedj73696/
Brider73666/
Vreede73584/
Brieda73544/
Breedy73523/
Brodde73412/
Brides73392/
Breddy73318/
Bredis73309/
Brodey73268/
Broide73244/
Bryder73224/
Wriede73186/
Broyde73176/
Bruide73160/
Wreede73138/
Brodej73130/
Brahde73124/
Bredda73105/
Brejda73100/
Breidy7390/
Bridet7381/
Wrehde7379/
Breida7376/
Bridde7372/
Briedé7367/
Bredys7363/
Brijde7355/
Wreder7353/
Breidi7348/
Bradee7345/
Bhrade7334/
Bradde7323/
Brhade7323/
Brojde7323/
Braade7323/
Bradei7321/
Wreide7319/
Brayde7318/
Bridey7316/
Bredai7316/
Brhide7314/
Brädde7314/
Breyda7313/
Breadi7312/
Breedi7311/
Breydy7311/
Breeda7310/
Bredio739/
Bräder739/
Breday738/
Breidj737/
Bradeh736/
Brisde734/
Braedy733/
Bhride733/
Breydi733/
Breddi733/
Bridea733/
Bridez733/
Brydes732/
Brodee732/
Bredha732/
Bredit732/
Bhríde732/
Bradeu732/
Bredaa732/
Bridee731/
Brodeu731/
Bredht731/
Vreder731/
Brodeh731/
Bratde731/
Wredes731/
Brediz731/
Bredid731/
Briedè731/
Bresdy731/
Brydde731/
Bréder731/
Bríder731/
Brajde731/
Brideh731/
Britde731/
Bredhi731/
Brideu730/
Briedy730/
Wredde730/
Breadhead718/
Brijder67192/
Braider6791/
Briddes6768/
Braddee6755/
Brehyda6739/
Broides6733/
Brisdet6724/
Broider6721/
Breedis6714/
Braides6713/
Bredich679/
Brzehdi679/
Brödder678/
Bredish677/
Breadiy676/
Brayder674/
Broyder674/
Brahade674/
Brajder673/
Breydis672/
Broydes672/
Bridett672/
Breidis672/
Breaddy671/
Braidey671/
Braided671/
Bridder671/
Brydder671/
Brydees671/
Braddey671/
Brahdey671/
Bhraade671/
Bhrhade671/
Braidde671/
Brraide671/
Braidee671/
Brahdei671/
Vrheede671/
Breddai671/
Briodey670/
Breaday670/
Breadio670/
Vreeder670/
Bradeey670/
Bruider670/

Brede Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brede in the Marathi language
ेदेede83.33
ेडेede16.67
Brede in the Russian language
Брэдэbrede-

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