Brewn Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Brewn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brewn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Brewn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brewn occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brewn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Brewn reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Brewn is mostly concentrated in: California, where 33 percent live, Maryland, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 17 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

Brewn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brewn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brewn last name decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brewn Last Name Statistics demography

Brewn earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brewin913,450/
Brewen91197/
Broewn911/
Brewwin834/
Brewink834/
Briewin831/
Breewen831/
Brewind831/
Brewion831/
Brown802,599,112/
Brawn803,461/
Briwn8024/
Brownn7381/
Breben7358/
Browin7354/
Briwen7332/
Brrown7321/
Browwn7317/
Briown7311/
Broiwn739/
Brawin736/
Hbrown734/
Brebin733/
Bhrown732/
Brawnn731/
Briben731/
Brownĉ731/
Brownë731/
Bryben731/
Brownh731/
Breabin67194/
D'Brown6733/
Brejuin6727/
Breaben6712/
Breeben678/
Breiven677/
Breeven672/
Brjbeen671/

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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 Brewn
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