Brenna Surname

62,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Norway

Brenna Surname User-submission:

This surname arrived in Venezuela in the 1950s, from a little town in Italy called Ari (Abruzzi).

Brenna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,2911:11,5591,802
Norway1,0641:4,833454
United States8981:403,62935,249
Argentina2271:188,29715,705
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
France841:790,74795,785
Canada701:526,36644,416
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
England281:1,989,93178,001
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Brenna (14,450) may also be a first name.

Brenna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname arrived in Venezuela in the 1950s, from a little town in Italy called Ari (Abruzzi).

- anonymous submission

Brenna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brenna occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Brenna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenna? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,930th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 914,716 people. The surname Brenna is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Brenna reside; 68 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent reside in Italic Europe. Brenna is also the 47,593rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 14,450 people.

It is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 5,291 people, or 1 in 11,559. In Italy Brenna is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 93 percent reside, Lazio, where 2 percent reside and Basilicata, where 2 percent reside. Beside Italy this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Brenna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brenna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brenna last name increased 1,425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brenna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brenna surname are 0.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brenna earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning €30,595 per year; in Norway they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning 307,340 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.52% less than the national average, earning R 89,076 per year; in United States they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $43,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.03% less than the national average, earning $42,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brennad927/
Brennea923/
Brennas922/
Brennau922/
Brienna921/
Brennat921/
Breunna921/
Breenna921/
Brennay920/
Bresnna920/
Brennaud861/
Brennaas861/
Brenne831,511/
Brenny83747/
Vrenna83614/
Brenno83468/
Brenni83315/
Brænna8344/
Brinna836/
Brnnad833/
Brynna830/
Brna80733/
Brenner7760,995/
Brienne77797/
Brennet77130/
Brennis7750/
Brennie7730/
Brennes7728/
Braenne7723/
Brennhä776/
Bringna775/
Brenniz774/
Brionna772/
Brännas772/
Brennos772/
Brennee771/
Brrenny771/
Brinnah771/
Brennou771/
Brenney770/
Brennot770/
Brinnau770/
Brennid770/
Brinnai770/
Brnas73304/
Brnad73168/
Brnat7343/
Brnga7339/
Brnaz731/
Brnha731/
Brnau731/
Brnne730/
Brenneis712,000/
Brennich7153/
Brennett716/
Brennish714/
Breenner713/
Bryngnas712/
Brengner712/
Brenneiß711/
Hbrenner711/
Bremnner711/
Brehenny711/
Brennoch710/
Brennech710/
Brænne6785/
Brnner6750/
Brynne6739/
Vrenne6730/
Brinne6718/
Brnadt6711/
Brnach676/
Brinno675/
Brinni674/
Bhrnga674/
Brnuľa673/
Bremno673/
Bremne672/
Brenneiss672/
Brnast671/
Brneha671/
Brünne671/
Brynno671/
Brnney671/
Brinny671/
Brnnet671/
Brênno671/
Vrennè671/
Wrenno671/
Brnatz670/
Brnnes670/

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