Brevin Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Brevin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brevin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brevin (644) may also be a first name.

Brevin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brevin (Marathi: ेवीन) is found most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brevin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Brevin occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Brevin are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 327,600th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 644 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Busia County, where 64 percent live, Kakamega County, where 29 percent live and Nandi County, where 7 percent live. Outside of Kenya Brevin occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Brevin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brevin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Brevin last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brevin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brevin surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breving92148/
Brevink9286/
Bretvin923/
Brevion921/
Brevain921/
Breivin921/
Brevina921/
Breiving864/
Bravin836,008/
Brovin83919/
Vrevin83149/
Brivin8339/
Brevén8310/
Breven834/
Brevim831/
Breivienė80219/
Breavoine8062/
Britvin771,105/
Brieven7784/
Brebine7735/
Brivina7728/
Brivain7715/
Briving7710/
Breboin778/
Breiven777/
Breeven772/
Bravien772/
Brytvin771/
Brovain771/
Brevean771/
Brewein771/
Braivin771/
Brivien771/
Brivine771/
Brevent771/
Bribeine712/
Brisbein711/
Vreven67652/
Browen67282/
Braven67132/
Brovyn6792/
Breeswine6738/
Broven6719/
Bresswein6712/
Brawen676/
Briven674/
Bravén673/
Bravín672/
Brovén671/
Vrévin671/
Wreven671/
Breshwein670/

Brevin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brevin in the Marathi language
ेवीनevina-

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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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  • 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 Brevin
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