Brest Surname

96,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Brest Surname Definition:

The well-known town and arsenal in Brittany.

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Brest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2,9711:14,3871,290
France8441:78,70011,080
United States7251:499,94342,050
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Australia611:442,55234,724
Israel391:219,42720,804
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
Norway331:155,82719,235
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

The Brest surname comes from the Celtic word for 'hill', found as far back as 1020.

- nickbrest

Brest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brest (Arabic: بريست) is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brest.

How Common Is The Last Name Brest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 96,008th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,470,746 people. Brest is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Brest are found; 61 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 60 people.

This surname is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 2,971 people, or 1 in 14,387. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 41 percent live, Santa Fe Province, where 23 percent live and Corrientes Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Argentina this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Brest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 holding the Brest last name are 30% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briest91767/
Breust91612/
Breest91381/
Breast9171/
Brestt9170/
Breste9139/
Broest9126/
Bresht913/
Bresth911/
Brests911/
Breist910/
Braest910/
Bresst910/
Bret897,537/
Bres895,551/
Breiset8336/
Breesth835/
Briesst831/
Brestte831/
Briesth831/
Brescht831/
Brestts831/
Brett8033,937/
Breit807,612/
Breus806,476/
Breyt805,157/
Brost804,749/
Briet803,133/
Brees802,750/
Breis802,129/
Breet801,776/
Bress801,295/
Bries801,183/
Breth80916/
Brast80763/
Brese80601/
Bredt80476/
Brete80471/
Brist80405/
Breut80349/
Breas80325/
Bresh80302/
Wrest80214/
Brejt80180/
Brets80147/
Bresz80102/
Breat8090/
Breys8018/
Brehs8011/
Brezt808/
Breds808/
Brges807/
Bröst807/
Bryst806/
Breht806/
Brejs803/
Breës802/
Bresd802/
Bre't801/
Breît801/
Hbret801/
Breiseth7781/
Brestova7728/
Breasett7713/
Brestová775/
Bresstte772/
Bre752,157/
Brecht7311,069/
Breese736,206/
Breedt736,028/
Brette731,720/
Bresch731,612/
Breuss73973/
Briste73724/
Breeds73696/
Breite73651/
Breidt73616/
Bresse73589/
Breith73221/
Breish73212/
Bretch73121/
Brethe73113/
Breiss7395/
Bretts7393/
Breise7389/
Breads7388/
Breitz7374/
Bruist7373/
Breijs7347/
Brehse7344/
Breusz7335/
Briess7332/
Brease7327/
Breysh7321/
Brostt7317/
Briesh7317/
Breatt7314/
Breesh7314/
Breitt7313/
Bresce7312/
Brisht7311/
Bristt7310/
Bhrges737/
Brejse737/
Breash736/
Bröste736/
Breits735/
Breyts734/
Brrett734/
Breatz733/
Briett733/
Bristh733/
Brosth732/
Brettz732/
Breshe732/
Bredås732/
Brosst732/
Breyse732/
Breeth731/
Bretce731/
Brgess731/
Broist731/
Braist731/
Breete731/
Breess731/
Wreste731/
Breids731/
Brejdt731/
Briehs731/
Bretse731/
Bretsh731/
Brisst731/
Brzesz731/
Bhrete731/
Breddt731/
Breeht731/
Breett730/
Brists730/
Breass730/
Breath730/
Breets730/
Wriest730/
Brohst730/
Brieth730/
Breush730/
Brasht730/
Bhreus730/
Breiht730/
Breadt730/
Bredth730/
Wreist730/
Breasette7123/
Brea6722,802/
Bree679,046/
Brey678,287/
Breu676,202/
Brie673,496/
Breysse672,535/
Brys672,512/
Bris672,240/
Brit671,800/
Breisch671,501/
Brei671,363/
Bred671,191/
Brez67878/
Breh67870/
Breś67755/
Bretsch67555/
Bryt67450/
Brex67414/
Breesch67329/
Briesch67324/
Brej67317/
Breusch67316/
Vres67113/
Breß67100/
Bresche6779/
Bretová6773/
Breisse6758/
Brée6758/
Brès6753/
Brer6734/
Vret6734/
Bruiset6713/
Breasch6711/
Brge6711/
Bhre6711/
Brep6711/
Bretche6710/
Brettås676/
Breszcz676/
Breš675/
Breň674/
Brre673/
Brés673/
Breshch673/
Bresova673/
Bretova673/
Breathe672/
Brishth672/
Brysett672/
Brechts672/
Breicht672/
Breatte672/
Bruiste671/
Bruuies671/
Brischt671/
Braiste671/
Breecht671/
Breadth671/
Hbre671/
Bære671/
Breesse671/
Breacet671/
Breiteh671/
Breć671/
Brhe671/
Brje671/
Brze671/
Brzeszz671/
Brís671/
Breedtd671/
Breschs671/
Breï671/
Brjs671/
Breatch670/
Brechte670/
Breette670/
Bristte670/
Brrecht670/
Broisdt670/

Brest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brest in the Arabic language
بريستbryst-

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