Brennig Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Brennig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brennig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Austria291:293,63633,260
United States231:15,759,084542,937
France181:3,690,151224,666
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Brennig (20) may also be a first name.

Brennig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brennig occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brennig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brennig is the 1,079,669th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Brennig is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Brennig are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Brennig is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 519,390. In Germany Brennig is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent reside and Bavaria, where 17 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Brennig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brennig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brennig last name rose 115 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brennig Last Name Statistics demography

Brennig earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.5% more than the national average, earning $71,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruennig9315/
Breunnig938/
Brennigk932/
Brinnig8668/
Brünnig8654/
Brennik862/
Brennigová821/
Brennick80587/
Brennike801/
Børnig775/
Brennicke75150/
Brennek7153/
Brennyk718/
Brennikova711/
Brinneg710/
Brenneke671,035/
Brnic67208/
Brenneck6781/
Brnik6734/
Wrennick6725/
Broennec6722/
Brinnick675/
Brønnick674/
Vrennick670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brennig
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