Brenin Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Brenin Surname Definition:

(Cornish British) From Brenhin, a tributary prince; a king. Brenin, Welsh, a chief.

Brenin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France331:2,012,810168,616
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Brenin (73) may also be a first name.

Brenin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Cornish British) From Brenhin, a tributary prince; a king. Brenin, Welsh, a chief.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Brenin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brenin (Marathi: ेनीन, Russian: Бренин) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Brenin is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Brenin live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Brenin is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 73 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,012,810. In France Brenin is most numerous in: Occitanie, where 27 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 21 percent live. Apart from France this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Brenin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brenin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brenin surname declined 52 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brenin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brenin surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Brenin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brening92690/
Breinin9271/
Brenina9215/
Breunin9213/
Breynin9212/
Brenion9211/
Bresnin922/
Brienin920/
Breninn920/
Brengin920/
Breining861,454/
Brejning8667/
Breening8615/
Breninck8610/
Bregning866/
Breyning865/
Breynina862/
Brehning860/
Breaning860/
Branin83734/
Bronin83309/
Brenen8375/
Brinin8369/
Brynin8357/
Brenyn838/
Breinning8013/
Breitning800/
Brining77842/
Brienen77637/
Brainin77491/
Bryning77480/
Brannin77461/
Brđanin77317/
Bresnen77297/
Bröning77131/
Broenen77114/
Braynin77107/
Brynina7759/
Brenyna7710/
Breinyn777/
Brenenn777/
Breenen776/
Brinina774/
Bruinin773/
Bronnin772/
Bryngin772/
Breinen772/
Breynen772/
Brajnin771/
Brahnin771/
Brisnin771/
Brinion771/
Breunen770/
Breneng770/
Breanen770/
Brenend770/
Brininn770/
Bruining711,807/
Bruinink71623/
Bruyning71141/
Braynina7195/
Brayning7142/
Braynion7134/
Bröhning716/
Brainina716/
Breinyna715/
Braining714/
Broyning711/
Bruynina711/
Broining711/
Bresnent711/
Breinend710/
Brigning710/
Bresnehn710/
Breannen710/
Branen67228/
Brinen6795/
Bruijning6754/
Brynen6736/
Bronen6735/
Brenem6733/
Bruininck6732/
Bresnehen6731/
Bruyninck6724/
Bruinning6715/
Brynyn678/
Brinim675/
Branhn671/
Brinem671/
Brönen671/

Brenin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brenin in the Marathi language
ेनीनenina-
Brenin in the Russian language
Бренинbrenin-

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