Breens Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Breens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1021:112,71216,775
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Breëns (3) are calculated separately.

Breens Last Name Facts

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

Breens is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Breëns. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Breens is the 1,422,956th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Breens is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Breens live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 112,712. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Breens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breens has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Breens surname expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breens Last Name Statistics demography

Breens earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning $55,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breëns943/
Breyens921/
Brehens920/
Brens913,318/
Breysens8641/
Broens831,447/
Briens831,394/
Bruens83945/
Breems83353/
Breins8364/
Breans8320/
Bærens838/
Brenst835/
Brenås834/
Braens833/
Brense833/
Breuns832/
Breenz832/
Breyns831/
Bremns831/
Bhrens831/
Brensz831/
Brensh830/
Brehns830/
Bryens830/
Brns80279/
Breyssens8051/
Breijsens8011/
Brouens7735/
Brennås7729/
Vreyens7723/
Bremnæs7710/
Browens775/
Breinsø771/
Brawens771/
Brayens771/
Briyens770/
Breijssens751/
Brems732,573/
Brüns73699/
Brenz73511/
Brøns73244/
Brins7370/
Brnst7327/
Wrens7319/
Bryns7313/
Bröns738/
Brnse731/
Brnns731/
Bhrns730/
Beherens71190/
Breggins7111/
Briggens712/
Bruggens711/
Brgeenzh711/
Brejence711/
Brauwens711/
Brensova711/
Bruins676,545/
Brauns675,023/
Brouns673,126/
Bruyns672,749/
Vriens672,351/
Brence671,176/
Brench67375/
Bremze6797/
Breitenseher6785/
Brains6753/
Wærens6748/
Brinse6747/
Værens6739/
Bremse6735/
Bremsz6727/
Bremše6720/
Bruuns6719/
Bremås6717/
Brions6717/
Brynås6713/
Brenje6712/
Bårnås6711/
Brüyns679/
Breinz678/
Brayns678/
Brühns676/
Brånås676/
Brienz675/
Bryons674/
Broins673/
Breanx673/
Breams673/
Brenze672/
Breitench672/
Brynæs671/
Brzins671/
Brønsø671/
Brinns671/
Bruenz671/
Brihns670/
Whrens670/
Bhrems670/

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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 Breens
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