Brestsky Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Brestsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brestsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus3571:26,6144,594
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Brestsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brestsky (Russian: Брестский) has its highest incidence in Belarus. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brestsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 755,622nd most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The last name Brestsky occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Brestsky are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 26,614. In Belarus Brestsky is most frequent in: Brest Region, where 93 percent live, Minsk, where 6 percent live and Gomel Region, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Belarus this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live and Georgia, where 0 percent live.

Brestsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (98%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brestskiy944/
Brestskaya89139/
Brostsky881/
Brestski881/
Brestskij825/
Briestske822/
Brechtsky821/
Brestskii821/
Bröscky6714/
Brescka677/
Breszke676/
Broszky671/
Brescke670/
Breschke6388/
Brzescki6316/
Brizcsky631/
Bristzki631/
Breischke591/
Briscki534/
Brezcki531/
Brezcka531/
Brischki501/

Brestsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brestsky in the Russian language
Брестскийbrestskij-

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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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  • 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 Brestsky
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