Brenda Surname

79,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9011:190,66818,901
Kenya8681:53,2035,348
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Poland3521:107,97916,338
Australia3071:87,93410,141
New Zealand2951:15,3502,671
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Italy1721:355,56241,888
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
Uganda1551:251,86618,680
Cameroon1461:142,25415,835
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
England781:714,33440,171
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Zambia641:247,65515,017
Cambodia611:253,8883,292
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Israel451:190,17018,708
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Hungary411:239,42119,309
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Serbia281:255,17713,976
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
India231:33,350,669396,143
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
China91:151,924,6187,954
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Congo51:997,81917,129
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

The alternate forms: Břenda (87) & Breńda (26) are calculated separately.

Brenda (2,003,966) may also be a first name.

Brenda Last Name Facts

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

Brenda (Arabic: براندا, Hindi: ब्रेन्दा, Marathi: ेन्डा, Russian: Бренда) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Břenda or Breńda. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,067th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,180,361 people. The surname Brenda occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Brenda are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brenda is also the 310th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 2,003,966 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,901 people, or 1 in 190,668. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Brenda exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Chad, where 6 percent are found.

Brenda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Brenda surname are 1.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brenda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.16% less than the national average, earning €19,471 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.6% less than the national average, earning $11,214,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.36% less than the national average, earning $36,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $53,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Břenda9487/
Breńda9426/
Brendah92361/
Brendas92141/
Brendea92134/
Breenda922/
Brendha922/
Brendad922/
Brendaz921/
Brendau921/
Brendat921/
Brzenda921/
Brnda915/
Brendaus864/
Brendais861/
Brynda831,101/
Brinda83944/
Brende83433/
Brendi83170/
Brendy8385/
Brendo8338/
Bremda8326/
Wrenda8311/
Brînda835/
Vrenda834/
Bhrnda831/
Bründa831/
Brănda831/
Brender771,909/
Brindas77465/
Brendei77451/
Brendez77171/
Brîndaş77167/
Brendes77159/
Brindha77153/
Briendo77150/
Bryndas77124/
Brindau7763/
Bryndač7756/
Brindea7752/
Brendis7747/
Brendou7727/
Brendøy7717/
Brindai7713/
Brindat7710/
Braende776/
Brendie775/
Brendiz774/
Bhrinda773/
Brendos773/
Brîndas773/
Brindah772/
Brendiy772/
Brendii771/
Briendy771/
Brinday771/
Brindaz771/
Brendeu771/
Brendej771/
Brendet771/
Brendio771/
Brendit771/
Brendoi771/
Brendoy771/
Brendys771/
Brändas771/
Brîndaș771/
Bhrendo771/
Breendo771/
Brendee770/
Vrnda7397/
Brndi732/
Brndy732/
Brndo731/
Brindeau71837/
Brendish71218/
Brendich7115/
Bryndash719/
Brændaas716/
Braendie713/
Brennder712/
Bhremdad711/
Brehendo711/
Brendech710/
Brindo67247/
Brinde67124/
Vrinda67110/
Brænde6755/
Brînde6728/
Bryndo6726/
Břinda6722/
Brindeaux6718/
Brindy679/
Brindi673/
Brnder672/
Brndão672/
Vrendi672/
Bremdy671/
Brndes671/
Bremdi671/
Bryńda671/
Bründe671/
Brindatch671/
Wrndas671/

Brenda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brenda in the Marathi language
ेन्डाenda74.6
ॅन्डाenda11.11
ेण्डाenda3.17
बेनेिडbeneida1.59
बॅन्डाbenda1.59
भेन्डाbhenda1.59
बृन्दाbrnda1.59
बेरंडाberanda1.59
बेन्डाbenda1.59
Brenda in the Hindi language
ब्रेन्दाbrenda66.67
ब्रेन्डाbrenda33.33
Brenda in the Russian language
Брендаbrenda-
Brenda in the Arabic language
برانداbranda-
برينداbrynda-
برنداbrnda-

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