Brenig Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brenig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brenig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4591:175,39320,603
Belgium251:459,86646,150
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Brenig (30) may also be a first name.

Brenig Last Name Facts

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

Brenig (Russian: Брениг) is found most in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 586,691st most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name Brenig is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Brenig reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.

Brenig is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 175,393. In Germany Brenig is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent live, Bremen, where 10 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Brenig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brenig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brenig surname rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brenig Last Name Statistics demography

Brenig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.93% more than the national average, earning $56,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breunig927,394/
Breinig92756/
Bresnig9249/
Brejnig924/
Breanig921/
Braenig921/
Broenig921/
Brienig920/
Breunnig868/
Bresnigg868/
Branig83202/
Brinig83108/
Brenic8363/
Brenik8339/
Breniq831/
Bronig831/
Brenix831/
Bresnik77204/
Brienik77122/
Brenick7793/
Brejnik7762/
Breynik7718/
Wresnig7716/
Breinic7714/
Branigh7710/
Broinig773/
Brenaix772/
Bruinig772/
Breuniq772/
Branigk771/
Brähnig771/
Breniek771/
Broynig771/
Brannig771/
Breanic771/
Bregnic771/
Breinik771/
Brenike770/
Breneug770/
Bronnig770/
Bresnick71529/
Breanick716/
Brenicke711/
Brenique711/
Breenick711/
Breynick711/
Bruinigs711/
Brannigh710/
Breinick710/
Bronik67290/
Brenek67281/
Brenyk67126/
Branik6766/
Breník6735/
Brynik6715/
Wrenix6714/
Brinic6711/
Brineg676/
Brenikova671/
Vrenik671/
Britneigh671/
Brethnick671/
Bresnicks671/
Brinix671/
Breisnick670/
Brenec670/
Brinik670/

Brenig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brenig in the Russian language
Бренигbrenig-

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