Breins Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Breins (20) may also be a first name.

Breins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breins has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Breins is the 2,394,033rd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Breins are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Breins is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The last name Breins is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 1,437,597. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 52 percent reside, Bavaria, where 36 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bretins921/
Breinsø921/
Breggins8611/
Brechins860/
Bruins836,545/
Broens831,447/
Briens831,394/
Bruens83945/
Breens83152/
Brains8353/
Breans8320/
Breinz838/
Broins833/
Braens833/
Breuns832/
Breyns831/
Bryens830/
Breijsens8011/
Bresinsch801/
Bruijns77892/
Bruinse77100/
Brouens7735/
Brysens7715/
Browens775/
Brisins773/
Bresens772/
Breyens771/
Breinch771/
Bracins771/
Britins771/
Brayens771/
Brawens771/
Brasens771/
Britens770/
Brasins770/
Briyens770/
Brehens770/
Breijssens751/
Brans733,161/
Braggins71492/
Brassens71329/
Breysens7141/
Bruijnse7138/
Broggins7121/
Brijsens7121/
Bryssens7117/
Brachins713/
Briggens712/
Brittens712/
Brauwens711/
Brachens711/
Bruggens711/
Brissens710/
Brauns675,023/
Brouns673,126/
Bruyns672,749/
Vriens672,351/
Branse67273/
Breitenseher6785/
Vryens6760/
Breyssens6751/
Bransz6734/
Branæs6731/
Branst6720/
Branss6720/
Wrains6717/
Braans6714/
Brüyns679/
Brayns678/
Brienz675/
Brahns674/
Broinz674/
Bransh674/
Breams673/
Breanx673/
Breenz672/
Breitench672/
Vruins671/
Branns671/
Branås671/
Bramns671/
Braims671/
Bruenz671/
Bhrans670/

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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 Breins
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