Brendt Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brendt Surname Definition:

(Ger.) a syncopated variant of Behrend, q.v.

Brendt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5531:145,57917,539
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Israel271:316,94927,106
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England91:6,190,895170,599
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Brendt (396) may also be a first name.

Brendt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) a syncopated variant of Behrend, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brendt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brendt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Brendt.

How Common Is The Last Name Brendt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,673rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Brendt live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe. Brendt is also the 434,130th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 396 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 553 people, or 1 in 145,579. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent reside, Bavaria, where 3 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.

Brendt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brendt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brendt last name fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brendt Last Name Statistics demography

Brendt earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.45% less than the national average, earning $31,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braendt9224/
Bhrendt922/
Brendts921/
Brent9120,501/
Brend911,020/
Brndt911/
Briend832,286/
Brents831,483/
Brient831,440/
Brente8387/
Brentt8343/
Brends8333/
Brindt8330/
Brendø8330/
Bründt8330/
Bærndt8320/
Brøndt8319/
Brennt8318/
Brändt8310/
Braend838/
Bruent836/
Brendå836/
Brenth834/
Braent833/
Breent832/
Bryndt831/
Bhrend831/
Bröndt831/
Brendh831/
Brendz830/
Breund830/
Bruend830/
Bren803,448/
Beherendt8036/
Brnt8012/
Brnd8010/
Vriendt7786/
Brendås7732/
Bærentz773/
Brehend771/
D'Brent771/
Brentte770/
Bhrends770/
Breen7340,138/
Brien7316,254/
Bruen732,336/
Brenn732,143/
Brind731,634/
Broen731,193/
Brint73644/
Breun73396/
Breng73317/
Braen73218/
Brænd73190/
Brønd73186/
Brehn73129/
Wrend73125/
Bränd7371/
Brynt7336/
Bresn7330/
Brynd7326/
Bæren7310/
Bremt737/
Bremn736/
Bhren736/
Wrent734/
Vrent732/
Brenø732/
Brren731/
Brenå731/
Brzen731/
Brendova7126/
Beherndt717/
Brehente716/
Beherend715/
Brentová713/
Brentova712/
Beherent711/
Vriend672,178/
Brenne671,511/
Bruenn67208/
Briehn6778/
Brencz6775/
Vrient6764/
Wrentz6761/
Brynds6755/
Brn6754/
Bøhren6753/
Brinth6749/
Bryndz6725/
Brints6724/
Brændø6724/
Breeng6720/
Brehnn6716/
Brändh6715/
Broenn6711/
Børøen6710/
Børeng678/
Brånth678/
Brinds677/
Wreend675/
Bryont674/
Brindz674/
Beherends674/
Brienn673/
Bruehn673/
Bruint673/
Breehn672/
Brengk672/
Bremne672/
Brynnt671/
Broehn671/
Brrien671/
Wrenth671/
Breenn671/
Vrindt671/
Breemn671/
Brehnk671/
Brenkh671/
Brenøc671/
Brengy671/
Wrends670/
Brntch670/
Bryond670/
Braehn670/
Breunn670/
Brenng670/
Bhreng670/
Briond670/
Briont670/
Brintt670/

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