Brehony Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brehony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brehony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3741:12,5911,529
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England521:1,071,50151,923
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Brehony Last Name Facts

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

Brehony is found most in Ireland. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brehony? popularity and diffusion

It is the 585,898th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Brehony are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 12,591. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Connaught, where 71 percent reside, Leinster, where 25 percent reside and Munster, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Ireland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Brehony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brehony has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Brehony surname increased 1,438 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brehony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brehony last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brehony surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Brehony earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $44,878 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brehoney932/
Brehonney881/
Brehany86157/
Brehone860/
Breheney80267/
Brehonio8063/
Brehaney809/
Breohney800/
Brehanny800/
Briony77205/
Breoni7744/
Bryony7713/
Breone775/
Breona774/
Vreony771/
Brehoń771/
Brehonnet7573/
Brehane714,032/
Breahnă71100/
Breones7121/
Breonis718/
Brehene717/
Breahni716/
Breonna713/
Brehune712/
Breonez712/
Breyone711/
Breonni711/
Brehani711/
Breeona711/
Brieona711/
Breyona711/
Brioney710/
Brehunet679/
Brehanio673/
Bregione672/
Breahnea672/
Brehanea671/
Brehanie671/
Bregioni671/
Brehanne671/
Brehaunh670/
Breeonna670/

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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 Brehony
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