Breven Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Sweden

Breven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Brevén (10) are calculated separately.

Breven (75) may also be a first name.

Breven Last Name Facts

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

Breven (Russian: Бревен) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant: Brevén. For other potential spellings of Breven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 25 percent of Breven reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 75 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 25 percent live.

Breven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brevén9410/
Brieven9284/
Breiven927/
Breeven922/
Brevean921/
Brevent921/
Vreven83652/
Braven83132/
Brevin8321/
Broven8319/
Briven834/
Wreven831/
Breivienė80219/
Brebene77260/
Breving77148/
Brevink7786/
Britven7724/
Vreeven7718/
Braveen774/
Bretvin773/
Bravien772/
Brevina771/
Brivien771/
Brewein771/
Brevion771/
Brevain771/
Breivin771/
Vrevene771/
Brivenn770/
Brittven7110/
Breiving714/
Bravin676,008/
Brovin67919/
Browen67282/
Vrevin67149/
Brovyn6792/
Breavoine6762/
Brivin6739/
Breeswine6738/
Bresswein6712/
Brawen676/
Bravén673/
Bravín672/
Brevim671/
Brovén671/
Breshwein670/

Breven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breven in the Russian language
Бревенbreven-

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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
  • 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 Breven
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