Brets Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Wales

Brets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Wales171:182,03112,022
France121:5,535,227269,324
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Brets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brets (Russian: Брец) is found most in Argentina. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brets? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Brets occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Brets are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 49 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 593,659. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 67 percent reside, Santa Fe Province, where 17 percent reside and Corrientes Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Argentina Brets occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent reside and Wales, where 12 percent reside.

Brets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brets has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brets surname contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bretts9193/
Breits915/
Breyts914/
Briets911/
Brests911/
Bretse911/
Bretsh911/
Breets910/
Breuts910/
Bret897,537/
Bres895,551/
Bretsch83555/
Brettås836/
Brechts832/
Brietts831/
Breites831/
Brestts831/
Brett8033,937/
Brits8018,634/
Bretz809,039/
Breit807,612/
Breus806,476/
Breyt805,157/
Brest804,955/
Briet803,133/
Brees802,750/
Breis802,129/
Breet801,776/
Bress801,295/
Bries801,183/
Breth80916/
Brese80601/
Bredt80476/
Brete80471/
Breut80349/
Breas80325/
Bresh80302/
Brejt80180/
Bresz80102/
Breat8090/
Bryts8055/
Breys8018/
Bretx8015/
Brehs8011/
Brezt808/
Breds808/
Brges807/
Breht806/
Brejs803/
Breës802/
Bresd802/
Bretc801/
Bre't801/
Breît801/
Hbret801/
Wrets800/
Vrets800/
Breitsch77126/
Breetsch7734/
Breutsch773/
Breathes772/
Brietsch772/
Bretsche771/
Bre752,157/
Brecht7311,069/
Breese736,206/
Breedt736,028/
Brette731,720/
Bresch731,612/
Bresci731,315/
Breuss73973/
Breeds73696/
Breite73651/
Breidt73616/
Bresse73589/
Britts73582/
Breest73381/
Breetz73362/
Breith73221/
Breish73212/
Brietz73187/
Bretch73121/
Brethe73113/
Britse73102/
Breiss7395/
Breise7389/
Breads7388/
Bridts7388/
Breitz7374/
Breast7371/
Brestt7370/
Breijs7347/
Brehse7344/
Breste7339/
Breusz7335/
Briess7332/
Brease7327/
Breysh7321/
Briesh7317/
Breatt7314/
Breesh7314/
Breitt7313/
Britsh7312/
Bresce7312/
Wretås739/
Bhrges737/
Brejse737/
Breash736/
Brayts734/
Brrett734/
Bresht733/
Breatz733/
Briett733/
Brettz732/
Breshe732/
Briths732/
Breutz732/
Bredås732/
Breyse732/
Breeth731/
Bresth731/
Bretce731/
Brgess731/
Breete731/
Bretze731/
Brechs731/
Breess731/
Brieds731/
Breids731/
Brejdt731/
Briehs731/
Britzs731/
Brzesz731/
Bhrete731/
Breddt731/
Breeht731/
Breett730/
Brists730/
Breass730/
Breath730/
Breist730/
Brieth730/
Breush730/
Bhreus730/
Breiht730/
Breadt730/
Bredth730/
Bresst730/
Brea6722,802/
Bree679,046/
Brey678,287/
Breu676,202/
Brie673,496/
Breysse672,535/
Brys672,512/
Bris672,240/
Britsch671,869/
Brit671,800/
Breisch671,501/
Brei671,363/
Bred671,191/
Brez67878/
Breh67870/
Breś67755/
Brec67615/
Bryt67450/
Brex67414/
Breesch67329/
Briesch67324/
Brej67317/
Breusch67316/
Vres67113/
Brätsch67110/
Breß67100/
Bresche6779/
Bretová6773/
Breisse6758/
Brée6758/
Vrzhets6756/
Brès6753/
Breitseher6752/
Brer6734/
Vret6734/
Breasch6711/
Brge6711/
Bhre6711/
Brep6711/
Bretche6710/
Breszcz676/
Breesth675/
Breš675/
Breň674/
Brre673/
Brés673/
Breshch673/
Bresova673/
Bretova673/
Breathe672/
Breicht672/
Breatte672/
Bruuies671/
Breecht671/
Breadth671/
Brestte671/
Hbre671/
Bære671/
Breesse671/
Breiteh671/
Breitez671/
Brescht671/
Breć671/
Brhe671/
Brje671/
Bryotts671/
Brze671/
Brzeszz671/
Brís671/
Breedtd671/
Breschs671/
Breï671/
Brjs671/
Breatch670/
Brechte670/
Briotts670/
Braitsh670/
Breette670/
Brrecht670/

Brets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brets in the Russian language
Брецbrec-

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