Brevitz Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Brevitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brevitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden831:118,6368,469
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Brevitz Last Name Facts

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

Brevitz is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brevitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brevitz is the 1,544,715th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Brevitz live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 118,636. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 48 percent reside, Jönköping County, where 30 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Brevitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brevitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brevitz surname rose 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brevitz Last Name Statistics demography

Brevitz earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brewitz86245/
Brovitz8645/
Brevetz864/
Brevaiz862/
Bravitz861/
Breswitz8018/
Breiwitz805/
Broweitz800/
Braviz7783/
Brevic778/
Brevez771/
Brević771/
Brevics7131/
Brevich7110/
Brevets711/
Brđević711/
Brzević711/
Browitz710/
Britbitz675/
Breevich672/
Briswitz672/

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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 Brevitz
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