Brehin Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Brehin Surname User-submission:

The Brehin surname is derived from Brehier, a personal name of Germanic origin from Braidhari, composed of braid, which means 'wide', and hari, which means 'army'.

Brehin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5341:124,38718,898
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Bréhin (12) are calculated separately.

Brehin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Brehin surname is derived from Brehier, a personal name of Germanic origin from Braidhari, composed of braid, which means 'wide', and hari, which means 'army'.

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Brehin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brehin is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bréhin. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 559,180th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Brehin reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Brehin is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 534 people, or 1 in 124,387. In France it is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 54 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 6 percent reside. Not including France it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Brehin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brehin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brehin Last Name Statistics demography

Brehin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bréhin9412/
Brehain9223/
Broehin922/
Brehein921/
Brahin83319/
Brehen83103/
Brohin8317/
Braein837/
Brihin832/
Breain831/
Breoin831/
Breuin830/
Brejuin7727/
Briesin777/
Breeing772/
Breaina771/
Brihijn771/
Brihain771/
Brahinh771/
Brahinn771/
Brohoin771/
Brien7316,254/
Bryen73526/
Breun73396/
Briyn735/
Bräin731/
Briin731/
Bryin730/
Breeijen716/
Bryuhina711/
Brieting710/
Bruijn672,713/
Briend672,286/
Brient671,440/
Briene67343/
Breeim67202/
Brahen6760/
Brioen6753/
Bryent6732/
Braaen6730/
Bryøen6722/
Breijinck6719/
Bryhyn6712/
Brihim6711/
Brohen678/
Brijen675/
Briinn673/
Brienn673/
Briyon673/
Bryhim672/
Brying672/
Brihen672/
Bryint672/
Breuyn671/
Brieen671/
Breuen671/
Brienk671/
Bryenc671/
Bryitn671/
Brijin671/
Brrien671/
Breaen671/
Bra'in671/
Braeen671/
Brjeen671/
Breunn670/
Bryenn670/
Bryink670/
Breaim670/
Brietting670/
Bryend670/
Briedting670/
Bryion670/
Bryien670/

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