Brennum Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Brennum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brennum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Norway551:93,49612,846
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Brennum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brennum is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brennum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Brennum is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Brennum are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Brennum is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 95 percent reside, Illinois, where 4 percent reside and Texas, where 2 percent reside. Aside from The United States Brennum exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 44 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.

Brennum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brennum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brennum last name rose 814 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brennum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brennum surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Brennum earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning 321,203 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,734 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broennum9310/
Brnnum9212/
Brønnum86245/
Brynnum8634/
Brennom8633/
Brönnum863/
Brennun860/
Brønnnum801/
Brennung801/
Brennaun800/
Børnum771/
Bhrnum771/
Brennusen750/
Brennon71429/
Briennon6771/
Brnom673/
Brennhausen671/
Brehenon671/
Breennon670/
Brnune620/
Brinnon57134/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brennum
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