Brendan Surname

305,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brendan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brendan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6061:292,31516,423
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Australia961:281,20525,117
Ireland861:54,7553,820
Tanzania581:912,78644,301
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
England351:1,591,94567,242
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Brendan (152,939) may also be a first name.

Brendan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brendan (Arabic: برندان, Marathi: ेन्डन, Russian: Брендан) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brendan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 305,423rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,881,797 people. The last name Brendan is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Brendan are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Brendan is also the 6,861st most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 152,939 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 606 people, or 1 in 292,315. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 40 percent are found, Rivers, where 11 percent are found and Cross River, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Brendan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brendan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brendan surname increased 1,030 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 4,300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brendan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brendan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brendan surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brendan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $43,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $47,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brendant9337/
Brendand937/
Breendan932/
Brendane932/
Brenddan931/
Brendhan930/
Brendaann882/
Brendahan882/
Brendon86164/
Brendam8629/
Brindan866/
Bremdan861/
Brindane801/
Vrndan773/
Brndon771/
Brendonck7569/
Brindon7113/
Brindam712/
Bryndon711/
Brendoum671/
Brndão622/
Bremdon570/

Brendan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brendan in the Marathi language
ेन्डनendana40
ॅन्डनendana32
ेनदानenadana4
बॅरन्डनberandana4
ेनडनenadana4
बडनbadana4
ेडनedana4
ेन्डीनendina4
ेडंनedanna4
Brendan in the Russian language
Бренданbrendan-
Brendan in the Arabic language
برندانbrndan-
بريندنbryndn-
برندنbrndn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brendan
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