Brestow Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Brestow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Brestow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brestow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brestow occurs most in Canada. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brestow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Brestow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brestow reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Brestow is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Brestow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brestow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brestow surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristow | 86 | 24,230 | / |
| Brastow | 86 | 52 | / |
| Brostow | 86 | 45 | / |
| Brestov | 86 | 24 | / |
| Brystow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bristowe | 80 | 707 | / |
| Brestova | 80 | 28 | / |
| Brestoff | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bristoow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bristoew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bristows | 80 | 0 | / |
| Braistow | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bresthoff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Brastov | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bristov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brostov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brystov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bristof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bristaw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brostoff | 67 | 243 | / |
| Brastoff | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bristova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brystova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bristhoff | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bristav | 57 | 11 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Brestow
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis