Brehanu Surname

83,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Brehanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,7951:16,8332,274
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Brehanu (5,332) may also be a first name.

Brehanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brehanu has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Brehanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 83,346th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,254,311 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Brehanu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 92,375th most numerous first name globally, borne by 5,332 people.

The surname Brehanu is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,795 people, or 1 in 16,833. Beside Ethiopia Brehanu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Croatia, where 0 percent live.

Brehanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brehanu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Brehanu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.23% less than the national average, earning $23,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breanu9221/
Brihanu866,602/
Breanou864/
Brehenu861/
Vreanu775/
Bryanu773/
Braneu772/
Brehounou751/
Brianus7118/
Brianou714/
Bregiannou712/
Bruenau711/
Braunau711/
Breitnau673/
Brainoo57701/
Brounou577/
Brouneus5334/
Braunhut5328/
Bruinaud5323/
Brionaud5319/
Bruynaud5318/
Brionnaud5041/
Bruinhout5016/
Bruijnuis501/

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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 Brehanu
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