Brehl Surname

404,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6471:124,42915,185
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Brehl Last Name Facts

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

Brehl occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brehl is the 404,712th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,415,180 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Brehl are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 647 people, or 1 in 124,429. In Germany Brehl is primarily found in: Hesse, where 60 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Brehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brehl surname expanded 285 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brehl surname are 27.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brehl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.7% more than the national average, earning $54,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.87% more than the national average, earning $68,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruehl91814/
Broehl91223/
Briehl91211/
Breehl91136/
Brehel9156/
Breuhl9144/
Brel894,935/
Brühl805,987/
Bruel805,399/
Briel804,604/
Bröhl801,428/
Brell801,401/
Breul80843/
Broel80208/
Breel80187/
Bryhl8083/
Brael8032/
Brrel801/
Brzel801/
Brelt801/
Vrehl801/
Brihl800/
Brl7594/
Bruell73366/
Briell73121/
Broell7397/
Breull7335/
Bregli7323/
Bruihl7322/
Braell7310/
Breell737/
Brzell733/
Brriel731/
Bhreel731/
Brziel731/
Brellt730/
Bryl676,902/
Bril674,334/
Vrel67246/
Brhlová67122/
Brelova6730/
Brýl6725/
Brelová6715/
Geebrel679/
Brél677/
Brül672/
Brhlova672/
Brlp671/
Brll671/
Vrhl671/
D'Brell671/

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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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  • 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 Brehl
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