Brenes Surname

10,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Brenes Surname User-submission:

Brenes is an Andalusian town outside of Sevilla in Spain.

Brenes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica36,3911:13127
Nicaragua5,4241:1,110221
Spain3,2381:14,4391,653
United States1,9801:183,06018,268
Guatemala1,7001:9,4601,049
Mexico1,3411:92,5623,609
Panama9101:4,299513
Dominican Republic3931:26,5471,634
El Salvador1501:42,2931,214
Honduras1211:72,8631,477
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Canada451:818,79163,991
Puerto Rico421:84,5271,484
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Norway61:857,04855,549
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Breñes (2) & Brénes (1) are calculated separately.

Brenes (97) may also be a first name.

Brenes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Brenes is an Andalusian town outside of Sevilla in Spain.

- mayel007

Brenes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brenes (Russian: Бренес) is held by more people in Costa Rica than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Breñes or Brénes. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,801st most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 140,121 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Brenes live; 86 percent live in Central America and 86 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 962,660th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 97 people.

The last name Brenes is most prevalent in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 36,391 people, or 1 in 131. In Costa Rica it is most numerous in: Cartago Province, where 39 percent reside, San José Province, where 26 percent reside and Alajuela Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Costa Rica it exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 6 percent reside.

Brenes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brenes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brenes surname rose 28,286 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brenes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brenes surname are 35.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Brenes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning 376,604 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.64% less than the national average, earning R 214,728 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $40,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $52,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breñes942/
Brénes941/
Breneus92420/
Breines92323/
Breneis92105/
Brenets9223/
Brienes9221/
Breynes9215/
Breanes9210/
Brenesh929/
Breness922/
Bregnes921/
Breunes921/
Breenes920/
Brene91965/
Breisnes8688/
Breneshe864/
Breneise863/
Brenesch863/
Brehenes863/
Brener834,715/
Brenis831,789/
Brines831,773/
Breyne831,422/
Brenet831,255/
Branes83474/
Breene83467/
Brenez83428/
Brynes83359/
Briene83343/
Brones83332/
Breine83242/
Breney83199/
Brenøe83105/
Bretne8365/
Brenie8360/
Breune8331/
Brehne8329/
Bresne8317/
Brhene8312/
Brenje8312/
Brenhe8310/
Breane834/
Brenge834/
Brenys834/
Brenee833/
Vrenes832/
Bregne831/
Brenhs831/
Brenei831/
Wrenes830/
Brenec830/
Brehynets807/
Briones77200,359/
Breiner773,627/
Bruines77352/
Breyner77234/
Brineus77196/
Braines77172/
Bretner77170/
Breunis77162/
Bresner77160/
Bretney77133/
Bruynes77112/
Breehne7765/
Brenist7752/
Bronnes7752/
Brenish7751/
Bresney7747/
Breeney7744/
Broines7728/
Brenett7725/
Bringes7723/
Braness7723/
Bresnee7717/
Brönies7714/
Bregner7713/
Breinis7710/
Breener779/
Brehney779/
Brannes779/
Bresnei778/
Brettne778/
Brinesh777/
Braynes776/
Bryones776/
Branies774/
Brignes774/
Breneer773/
Bryneus773/
Brujnes772/
Brenice772/
Breynne772/
Bronies772/
Breunie772/
Breanne772/
Breinei771/
Brenehy771/
Bryness771/
Brenise771/
Braneus771/
Brinest771/
Brenher771/
Breijne771/
Breanie771/
Brenajs771/
Braneis771/
Breaner770/
Brinese770/
Brynies770/
Branesh770/
Briness770/
Bresnhe770/
Brenais770/
Breenet770/
Brine734,424/
Brena733,961/
Bryne731,540/
Breny73173/
Breni7333/
Vrene7313/
Brène7312/
Brené7312/
Bräne7310/
Brenh736/
Breñe731/
Breitner711,759/
Brettner71556/
Bruijnes71275/
Brannies71132/
Breesnee7137/
Øvreness7119/
Breisner7116/
Brhanesh7116/
Breannis7113/
Branness716/
Breineer714/
Brionees714/
Brioness713/
Breinner712/
Breahnea712/
Brinesse712/
Bruineis712/
Breigner711/
Breinech711/
Brajnesh711/
Breatney711/
Bronesch711/
Bretinne711/
Branneis711/
Bruinnes711/
Brhenner711/
Bryhnets711/
Brenhise710/
Breihner710/
Brinis675,005/
Briner673,796/
Bryner673,423/
Briney671,800/
Braine671,567/
Brayne671,018/
Brahynets67942/
Briñes67540/
Brinet67499/
Branez67418/
Branis67416/
Brinez67337/
Bregni67317/
Brenio67267/
Brione67253/
Breniz67211/
Bruyne67208/
Bronis67200/
Brejna67138/
Brenay67130/
Breana67129/
Bruine67103/
Brengi6785/
Brined6771/
Brenic6763/
Broine6756/
Brenyo6747/
Bronez6742/
Breană6726/
Brenuy6722/
Bryhne6721/
Branäs6718/
Vrenez6717/
Breniš6716/
Brinec6715/
Brenaa6714/
Briena6712/
Bronäs679/
Brigne678/
Breyna676/
Brynet675/
Bryone675/
Breina675/
Vrenis674/
Brynee674/
Breena673/
Brähne673/
Bronès673/
Breyni672/
Bresni672/
Breuni672/
Brenoa672/
Brenisová672/
Brenyh672/
Breithner671/
Bremhe671/
Brenit671/
Brhyne671/
Britne671/
Vreene671/
Wrines671/
Breany671/
Brinee671/
Vrenea671/
Bregnehøj671/
Broyne671/
Brrena671/
Breittner671/
Bretni671/
Brenix671/
Brența671/
Breñis671/
Brhena671/
Brijne671/
Brinäs671/
Brinès671/
Bryneé671/
Bréner671/
Breeny670/
Brieny670/
Bryney670/
Bretneitz670/
Brihne670/
Brenid670/
Breinheat670/
Wrenis670/

Brenes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brenes in the Russian language
Бренесbrenes-

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