Brejnev Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Brejnev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Brejnev (1,115) may also be a first name.
Brejnev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brejnev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brejnev is most common in Russia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brejnev? popularity and diffusion
Brejnev is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Brejnev reside; 35 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 31 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 238,801st most frequently held given name on earth, held by 1,115 people.
Brejnev is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia Brejnev is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 60 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 10 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 10 percent live. Not including Russia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brejneva | 93 | 29 | / |
| Brenev | 92 | 101 | / |
| Breneva | 86 | 150 | / |
| Breznev | 86 | 28 | / |
| Bregnev | 86 | 14 | / |
| Brejnew | 86 | 9 | / |
| Bresnev | 86 | 8 | / |
| Brajnev | 86 | 2 | / |
| Brezhnev | 80 | 4,864 | / |
| Brezneva | 80 | 46 | / |
| Breshnev | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bresneva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Breznevs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Brechnev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brajanev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brajinev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brynev | 77 | 50 | / |
| Brinev | 77 | 34 | / |
| Vrenev | 77 | 5 | / |
| Brenef | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brenew | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brezhneva | 75 | 7,837 | / |
| Breshneva | 75 | 5 | / |
| Brezhniev | 75 | 4 | / |
| Breschnev | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bryzhenev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brenyov | 71 | 102 | / |
| Brineva | 71 | 70 | / |
| Bryneva | 71 | 34 | / |
| Britnev | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bryznev | 71 | 16 | / |
| Breznef | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brineuv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breniov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brysnev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bryhnev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brinevs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breneff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bryzneva | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bresniov | 67 | 13 | / |
| Brysneva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bresnyov | 67 | 7 | / |
| Brezhniv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Breznyov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bryzhnev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brizhnev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breasnef | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Brejnev
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