Brehem Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Brehem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Brehem Last Name Facts

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

Brehem is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehem? popularity and diffusion

Brehem is the 3,323,005th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Brehem are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Brehem is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 69 percent are found and Gauteng, where 31 percent are found. Beside South Africa Brehem is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Brehem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brehem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brehem surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brehem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Brehem earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 40.64% more than the national average, earning R 334,212 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breheim92151/
Brahem83653/
Breeim83202/
Brihem8324/
Brehim8317/
Brohem838/
Breeem831/
Bærheim77256/
Briheim7747/
Brahiem7727/
Braheym778/
Broheim775/
Briheem771/
Bryhiem771/
Bhrahem771/
Brahhem771/
Briem731,701/
Breum731,210/
Bryem730/
Braheyem711/
Brahim67161,730/
Brohim67231/
Brihim6711/
Brahayeme677/
Bryhim672/
Vrehim671/
Brauyheim671/
Braheyeme671/
Breaim670/
Hbrahim62225/
B'Rahim6288/
Bbrahim6215/
Brahimm6211/
Braahim627/
Ïbrahim621/
Briohim621/
Brahhim621/
Bhrahim621/
Brahimh621/
Brahuim621/
Brhahim621/
Bryim554/
Vriem551/
Mpriem501/

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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 Brehem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis