Brest Surname
Approximately 4,955 people bear this surname
Brest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2,971 | 1:14,387 | 1,290 |
| France | 844 | 1:78,700 | 11,080 |
| United States | 725 | 1:499,943 | 42,050 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| Paraguay | 36 | 1:201,021 | 3,750 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Slovenia | 17 | 1:146,334 | 13,558 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 1:339,315 | 26,182 |
Brest (60) may also be a first name.
Brest Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The well-known town and arsenal in Brittany.
User-submitted Reference
The Brest surname comes from the Celtic word for 'hill', found as far back as 1020.
- nickbrestBrest Demographics
Average Brest Salary in
United States
$41,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brest Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brest (Arabic: بريست) occurs most in Argentina. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brest? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 96,008th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,470,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Brest live; 61 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most common first name globally, held by 60 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is carried by 2,971 people, or 1 in 14,387. In Argentina Brest is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 41 percent reside, Santa Fe Province, where 23 percent reside and Corrientes Province, where 18 percent reside. Barring Argentina this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Brest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brest surname rose 490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Brest surname are 30% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.77% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brest earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.35% less than the national average, earning 265,258 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 158.9% more than the national average, earning R 615,240 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $43,312 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brest Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brest in the Arabic language | ||
| بريست | bryst | - |
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Footnotes
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