Brehen Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brehen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Brehen (13) may also be a first name.

Brehen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brehen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Brehen live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 263,862. In The Netherlands Brehen is mostly concentrated in: Groningen, where 28 percent are found, Overijssel, where 22 percent are found and South Holland, where 22 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Ukraine, where 12 percent are found.

Brehen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brehen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brehen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brehen last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Brehen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.49% less than the national average, earning $26,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brehein921/
Brehin83568/
Brahen8360/
Brohen838/
Brihen832/
Brieen831/
Breuen831/
Braeen831/
Brjeen831/
Breaen831/
Briesen77169/
Brehain7723/
Brihene772/
Broehin772/
Breeing772/
Brahenh771/
Brieten770/
Brieschenk7547/
Brien7316,254/
Bryen73526/
Breun73396/
Børjesen7128/
Breeijen716/
Briessen712/
Briend672,286/
Brient671,440/
Briene67343/
Brahin67319/
Breeim67202/
Brioen6753/
Bryent6732/
Braaen6730/
Brihem6724/
Bryøen6722/
Brohin6717/
Bryhyn6712/
Bréhin6712/
Braein677/
Brijen675/
Brienn673/
Brihin672/
Breuyn671/
Breain671/
Breeem671/
Brrien671/
Bryenc671/
Brienk671/
Breoin671/
Bryend670/
Breuin670/
Bryenn670/
Breunn670/
Bryien670/

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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
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  • 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 Brehen
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