Brehmat Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Brehmat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehmat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Bréhmat (2) are calculated separately.

Brehmat Last Name Facts

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

Brehmat (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻬﻤﺎﺕ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Bréhmat. For other potential spellings of Brehmat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehmat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brehmat is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Brehmat live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

Brehmat is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Guidimagha Region, where 47 percent reside, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 27 percent reside and Trarza Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Mauritania Brehmat occurs in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brehmat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brehmat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻬﻤﺎﺕabryhmat75
ﺃﺑﺮﻳﻬﻤﺎﺕabryhmat25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brehmat
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