Breves Surname

179,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Breves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,9031:112,4934,248
Germany3431:234,71025,927
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Chile241:734,02016,565
England61:9,286,343223,652
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Breves (25) may also be a first name.

Breves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breves is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breves? popularity and diffusion

Breves is the 179,403rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,064,569 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Breves live; 81 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

Breves is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,903 people, or 1 in 112,493. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 35 percent reside, São Paulo, where 26 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 14 percent reside. Not including Brazil it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Breves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Breves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Breves surname rose 1,357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breves last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Breves earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.22% more than the national average, earning $55,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breeves927/
Brevies921/
Brieves921/
Brevets921/
Breaves920/
Breve912,768/
Brevet832,857/
Brevis832,170/
Brever83510/
Brives83313/
Brieve83189/
Breive8390/
Braves8369/
Brebes8366/
Brewes8340/
Breeve8330/
Brevie838/
Broves832/
Breveh831/
Breave831/
Brevez831/
Breuve831/
Breved831/
Wreves830/
Brevey830/
Brevett77127/
Braveus7781/
Breivis7731/
Breitve7711/
Wreaves779/
Breibes778/
Bresver777/
Brevetz774/
Brewies773/
Breiver773/
Vreaves772/
Breebes772/
Breveit771/
Brebges771/
Breaver771/
Bretved771/
Brebesh771/
Brevise770/
Breevee770/
Breevey770/
Breever770/
Breavis770/
Brevi733,446/
Brewe73320/
Brive73237/
Brevé7379/
Brebe7337/
Brevy733/
Bryve731/
Bredtved7132/
Breibess7113/
Breabesh714/
Briebess711/
Breaveer711/
Breibesh711/
Brechver710/
Brewis673,416/
Breeva671,123/
Brivet67777/
Browes67531/
Braive67143/
Brewee67106/
Bravis6793/
Brebis6793/
Bribes6779/
Briver6775/
Breiva6758/
Breyva6751/
Breoue6732/
Breiwe6731/
Breytveyt6716/
Brewée6713/
Brevic678/
Brevit676/
Brivis676/
Brevio676/
Breivi675/
Bryver675/
Breeby674/
Bréver674/
Brewet673/
Brewwe673/
Brawes673/
Brevyt673/
Breava672/
Breweh672/
Brivey671/
Breitveit671/
Brevid671/
Brevij671/
Brewey671/
Brivec671/
Breevi671/
Brebei671/
Breebe671/
Breswe671/
Breuvé671/
Brevai671/
Brevix671/
Brebee670/
Brievy670/
Brewie670/
Brovis670/
Brybee670/

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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 Breves
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