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Where Does The Last Name Brel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Brel (Russian: Брель) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Brél. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Brel is the 96,385^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,476,706 people. The last name Brel occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Brel live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Brel is also the 53,607^th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 12,178 people.

The surname Brel is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 1,884 people, or 1 in 76,498. In Russia Brel is mostly concentrated in: Yaroslavl Oblast, where 45 percent live, Irkutsk Oblast, where 23 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 4 percent live. Apart from Russia it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 34 percent live and France, where 21 percent live.

Brel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Brel surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Brel surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

Brel earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning $21,542 USD per year.