Bremen Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bremen Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Bremen (by the seashore), in Germany.

Bremen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6191:130,05715,842
Netherlands3511:48,1128,228
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Philippines1461:693,41270,840
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Australia401:674,89346,030
France131:5,109,440259,941
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Bremen (181) may also be a first name.

Bremen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Bremen (by the seashore), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bremen Last Name Facts

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

Bremen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bremen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bremen is the 255,091st most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,710,760 people. The surname Bremen is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Bremen reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bremen is also the 677,199th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 181 people.

The last name Bremen is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 130,057. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent are found, Bremen, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Bremen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bremen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bremen last name expanded 170 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bremen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bremen last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Bremen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.81% more than the national average, earning $52,128 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brement92473/
Breemen92260/
Brehmen9269/
Bremmen9211/
Briemen926/
Bremend923/
Breumen923/
Bresmen923/
Breamen922/
Braemen920/
Bremien920/
Bremn916/
Breimoen8667/
Breesmen8610/
Bremmeng868/
Breitmen864/
Breytmen861/
Bromen83239/
Bramen8377/
Brimen8358/
Bremin8337/
Bremem8327/
Vremen8324/
Bremne832/
Breemn831/
Wremen831/
Brymen830/
Brammen77465/
Braymen77205/
Brément7718/
Wresmen7711/
Bremina774/
Breming773/
Brahmen772/
Bremion772/
Bremyna771/
Brimmen771/
Brommen771/
Brismen771/
Vrement771/
Bromn7344/
Brymn7323/
Bramn732/
Brimn730/
Brimienė714/
Brahamen712/
Braitmen711/
Bhrameen711/
Breeming710/
Bramin67192/
Brahmn6762/
Bromin6715/
Vremenova677/
Brimin674/
Vremin672/
Bhramn671/
Wreehmeen671/
Bramhn671/
Brymnn671/
Brhamn671/
Braamn670/
Brommn670/
Wrimen670/

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