Brega Surname

121,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Moldova

Brega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,1341:28,6585,118
Moldova3781:9,4221,591
Argentina3271:130,71411,069
Brazil2711:789,94228,681
Ivory Coast2581:89,4234,741
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Romania221:912,63052,244
England201:2,785,90397,972
Albania181:161,89212,234
France171:3,907,219231,005
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Brega (58) may also be a first name.

Brega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brega (Arabic: بريجا, Hindi: ब्रेगा, Oriya: େବଗା, Russian: Брега) is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brega? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 121,603rd most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,935,603 people. The surname Brega is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Brega are found; 57 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent are found in Italic Europe. Brega is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 58 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 2,134 people, or 1 in 28,658. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Lombardy, where 49 percent are found, Marche, where 28 percent are found and Lazio, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Italy it is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 10 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Brega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brega has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brega last name expanded 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Brega surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Brega earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 19.15% less than the national average, earning €24,279 per year; in United States they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $48,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,473 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bregaj91825/
Briega91447/
Bregas91173/
Broega9137/
Bregač9128/
Bregea9126/
Bregai9118/
Bregha915/
Bregat915/
Bregga914/
Breega911/
Bhrega911/
Bregah911/
Brzega911/
Bregais8390/
Bregasp8376/
Bregaud8351/
Bregaiz839/
Bregaja835/
Breagas834/
Breigat831/
Bregach831/
Bregass831/
Bhregad831/
Braga80323,496/
Briga801,271/
Brege80971/
Broga80240/
Brego80160/
Bregi8096/
Wrega8039/
Bryga8027/
Bregó8012/
Bregj805/
Vrega801/
Breger731,781/
Brigas73668/
Bragau73538/
Bregou73224/
Bregeš73193/
Bregui73185/
Bregid73154/
Briege73110/
Bragga73103/
Breget7388/
Bregge7376/
Bragai7372/
Breagy7362/
Breigo7356/
Bresgi7355/
Breghi7342/
Brigat7336/
Bragaa7331/
Breggi7324/
Brägas7322/
Bregis7320/
Bragha7315/
Brigga7314/
Bresge7313/
Bregey7313/
Bregot7311/
Brigai739/
Breegi738/
Braaga737/
Briego737/
Brigha737/
Braiga736/
Breges736/
Brigad735/
Bragah734/
Brigay733/
Breged732/
Breige732/
Breege732/
Brogaj732/
Brrego731/
Bhraga731/
Brraga731/
Bregez731/
Bregit731/
Bregos731/
Breguy731/
Brigah731/
Brigaz731/
Brogga731/
Brioga731/
Brygaś731/
Broiga731/
Brigoa731/
Bragaj731/
Brogau730/
Bregee730/
Brogay730/
Brigaud67602/
Bregger67491/
Bregier67391/
Breguet67344/
Breguez67211/
Breghes67126/
Bregues6795/
Breeger6790/
Bresges6782/
Breughe6779/
Breiger6740/
Brigaut6732/
Brigaiz6726/
Bregisz6723/
Breager6721/
Bregoch6720/
Breguis6713/
Braggay6712/
Briegge6711/
Bregosz6711/
Braghai677/
Breyger676/
Bregher675/
Brigatt674/
Brzeghi674/
Brigach673/
Brighat673/
Breguer673/
Breguiz673/
Brighay673/
Breighaupp672/
Breggui671/
Bruigas671/
Brigais671/
Brigaux671/
Brisgau671/
Brégaud671/
Braghah671/
Bhrigas671/
Brigasz671/
Breaghy670/
Breagey670/
Bregges670/

Brega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brega in the Hindi language
ब्रेगाbrega-
Brega in the Oriya language
େବଗାebaga-
Brega in the Russian language
Брегаbrega-
Brega in the Arabic language
بريجاbryja-

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