Bren Surname
Approximately 3,448 people bear this surname
Bren Surname Definition:
Armorially identified with Brend.
Bren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,107 | 1:327,425 | 29,737 |
| Ukraine | 821 | 1:55,448 | 8,004 |
| Israel | 400 | 1:21,394 | 3,183 |
| Philippines | 218 | 1:464,396 | 56,221 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Russia | 176 | 1:818,881 | 66,808 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Belarus | 29 | 1:327,623 | 35,686 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 160 | 1:313,867 | 24,665 |
The alternate forms: Breń (25) are calculated separately.
Bren (4,529) may also be a first name.
Bren Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Armorially identified with Brend.
Bren Demographics
Average Male Bren Height
177.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bren Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bren (Hindi: ब्रेन, Oriya: େବନ, Russian: Брень) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as: Breń. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bren? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 131,134th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,113,557 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Bren are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 102,191st most commonly used forename in the world, held by 4,529 people.
The last name Bren is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,107 people, or 1 in 327,425. In The United States Bren is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 21 percent reside, Washington, where 9 percent reside and North Dakota, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 24 percent reside and Israel, where 12 percent reside.
Bren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bren surname grew 692 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 125 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bren Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (66%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Bren surname are 11.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.53% registered with the party.
The amount Bren earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $43,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $48,261 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bren Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bren in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रेन | brena | - |
| Bren in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନ | ebana | - |
| Bren in the Russian language | ||
| Брень | bren | - |
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