Bren Surname

131,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Bren Surname Definition:

Armorially identified with Brend.

Bren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1071:327,42529,737
Ukraine8211:55,4488,004
Israel4001:21,3943,183
Philippines2181:464,39656,221
France1791:371,07755,233
Russia1761:818,88166,808
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Australia381:710,41347,396
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Austria181:473,08046,251
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
India81:95,883,173728,828
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

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.

The Norman People (1874)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breń9225/
Breen8940,138/
Brent8920,501/
Brien8916,254/
Bruen892,336/
Brenn892,143/
Broen891,193/
Brend891,020/
Breun89396/
Breng89317/
Braen89218/
Brehn89129/
Bresn8930/
Bæren8910/
Bremn896/
Bhren896/
Brenø892/
Brren891/
Brenå891/
Brzen891/
Brn8654/
Brenne801,511/
Brendt80688/
Bruenn80208/
Briehn8078/
Bøhren8053/
Brentt8043/
Brendø8030/
Breeng8020/
Brennt8018/
Brehnn8016/
Broenn8011/
Børøen8010/
Børeng808/
Brendå806/
Brienn803/
Bruehn803/
Breehn802/
Brengk802/
Bremne802/
Breent802/
Broehn801/
Brrien801/
Breenn801/
Bhrend801/
Breemn801/
Brehnk801/
Brenkh801/
Brenøc801/
Brendh801/
Braehn800/
Breunn800/
Brenng800/
Bhreng800/
Wren7524,674/
Brin7510,403/
Brem757,682/
Bryn752,043/
Brne75145/
Brün7570/
Brån7513/
Brnt7512/
Brnd7510/
Brnn755/
Vren753/
Brng753/
Brzn752/
Brän751/
Brín751/
Bhrn751/
Brnk751/
Brrn751/
Hbrn751/
Brenova7317/
Bårreng737/
Bhrendt732/
Brenová732/
Brehend731/
Brengue731/
D'Brent731/
D'Brien731/
Breheng730/
Brion6712,899/
Bruun6710,030/
Wrenn678,234/
Bruin677,686/
Brina672,695/
Bryon672,128/
Brind671,634/
Bring671,629/
Brinn671,518/
Brint67644/
Bryng67598/
Bryhn67538/
Breem67362/
Brünn67249/
Brænd67190/
Brønd67186/
Brrem67170/
Bræin67131/
Brynn67127/
Brühn67124/
Brånn67118/
Brönn67115/
Brzin6799/
Bränn6799/
Whren6796/
Brønn6782/
Brihn6777/
Brøyn6748/
Wreen6746/
Vreng6742/
Brzeń6741/
Vreen6739/
Brynt6736/
Brånå6730/
Brynd6726/
Bærem6725/
Brymn6723/
Bråhn6723/
Øvren6722/
Vrenc6719/
Bryna6717/
Brønk6716/
Wæren6712/
Brennová6711/
Brynå6710/
Wrren679/
Bråne679/
Bhrne678/
Væren678/
Bremt677/
Wrenk677/
Beherend675/
Wrien674/
Wreng674/
Vrent672/
Brinq672/
Bremh671/
Brhne671/
Breenová671/
Bhrem671/
Bhrnh671/
Brndt671/
Wruen671/
Vraen671/
Vrien671/
Behereng671/
Beherent671/
Brennova671/
Brhnn671/
Brijn671/
Brinė671/
Brünk671/
Brnck671/
Uambreen671/
Bhrin671/
Bhrng671/
Bhrzn671/
Geebreen671/
Wroen670/
Brimn670/
Brnne670/
Vrenn670/
Bremk670/
Wrehn670/
Brrne670/

Bren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bren in the Hindi language
ब्रेनbrena-
Bren in the Oriya language
େବନebana-
Bren in the Russian language
Бреньbren-

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