Brehany Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brehany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
England401:1,392,95161,553
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales41:773,63329,106
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Brehany Last Name Facts

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

Brehany is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehany? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Brehany are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Brehany is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States Brehany is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Indiana, where 16 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 22 percent reside.

Brehany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brehany has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brehany last name increased 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brehany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brehany last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brehany last name are 38.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brehany earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 45.4% more than the national average, earning R 345,528 per year and in United States they earn 56.92% more than the national average, earning $67,708 USD per year.

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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 Brehany
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