Brenam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Brenam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brenam (46) may also be a first name.

Brenam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brenam occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brenam is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Brenam are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Brenam is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Brenam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brenam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brenam surname grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brenam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brenam last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Brenam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brenam
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