Brehaut Surname

226,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Brehaut Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehaut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4031:164,82125,695
Australia3021:89,39010,284
Guernsey3011:2148
Canada2771:133,01713,807
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
England1381:403,75427,757
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Peru331:963,15518,708
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey2861:1147
Jersey301:1,729284
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Bréhaut (9) are calculated separately.

Brehaut Last Name Facts

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

Brehaut occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Bréhaut. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehaut? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 226,129th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,057,654 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Brehaut live; 27 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 164,821. In France Brehaut is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 41 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 27 percent live and Grand Est, where 10 percent live. Besides France it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent live and Guernsey, where 17 percent live.

Brehaut Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brehaut has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brehaut surname increased 2,310 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 13,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brehaut Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brehaut last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Brehaut earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 191.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,419 per year; in United States they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning $36,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bréhaut959/
Brehaust931/
Brehat9256/
Brehout866/
Brehaud862/
Vrehaut861/
Brehaot860/
Briehat860/
Breat8390/
Brégeaut801/
B'Rehatt801/
Breaud77639/
Brihat77160/
Breatt7714/
Brauot771/
Breadt770/
Brejaud71138/
Brajout718/
Brégeat712/
Breajet711/
Brauoth711/
Briat671,026/
Bread67360/
Bryut6777/
Bryat6721/
Bréat674/
Breheist671/
Briut671/
Breot671/
Bricheat671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brehaut
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