Brehm Surname

25,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brehm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,7981:7,456937
United States7,7571:46,7275,680
Brazil7811:274,10310,553
France2651:250,65238,735
Netherlands2551:66,22411,326
Switzerland2321:35,4005,153
Argentina1591:268,82721,629
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Austria1311:65,00310,044
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Uruguay541:63,5516,804
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
England391:1,428,66862,556
Denmark311:182,08815,299
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8981:55,9236,252

Brehm (83) may also be a first name.

Brehm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brehm (Hindi: ब्रेह्म) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Brehm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,683rd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 347,473 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Brehm are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Brehm is also the 1,052,971st most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 83 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 10,798 people, or 1 in 7,456. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 33 percent are found, Hesse, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Brehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brehm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brehm last name grew 864 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brehm last name are 24.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brehm earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.14% more than the national average, earning R 268,872 per year; in United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $47,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breahm9111/
Breehm916/
Briehm913/
Brem897,682/
Breihme835/
Breïhem831/
Breme805,211/
Bremm802,215/
Briem801,701/
Bream801,463/
Breum801,210/
Breem80362/
Brrem80170/
Brihm80111/
Breim8071/
Bærem8025/
Breym8022/
Brhim8017/
Brhem8016/
Bremt807/
Bhrem801/
Bremh801/
Brähm801/
Bryhm801/
Brehmová777/
Breame73265/
Bremme73222/
Bresme7369/
Breime7335/
Braihm7314/
Brahym739/
Båreim737/
Bryhme733/
Breesm731/
Brahím731/
Brähme731/
Bremmm731/
Brhaim731/
Brzhim731/
Broihm731/
Breyme731/
Bremhe731/
Bhream731/
Breeme730/
Brim675,797/
Brym671,810/
Bräm67734/
Bærheim67256/
Vrem67144/
Brém6796/
Bremova6757/
Bremová6716/
Braheym678/
Brahaim673/
Beherem672/
Brím671/
Beherim671/
Ïbrähïm671/
Brjm671/
Braheim670/

Brehm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brehm in the Hindi language
ब्रेह्मbrehma-

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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 Brehm
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