Brežan Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Brežan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 52 | 1:47,840 | 8,115 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Brezan (769) & Brezán (13) are calculated separately.
Brežan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brežan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brežan is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Brezan or Brezán. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brežan? popularity and diffusion
Brežan is the 2,312,869th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Brežan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Brežan is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 47,840. In Slovenia Brežan is most numerous in: Gorizia, where 37 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 23 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 22 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brezan | 94 | 769 | / |
| Brezán | 89 | 13 | / |
| Bresan | 83 | 400 | / |
| Brejan | 83 | 47 | / |
| Brižan | 83 | 37 | / |
| Brecan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Brescan | 77 | 402 | / |
| Brezjan | 77 | 109 | / |
| Brezean | 77 | 93 | / |
| Brehsan | 77 | 87 | / |
| Brezňan | 77 | 63 | / |
| Bretcan | 77 | 54 | / |
| Breason | 77 | 40 | / |
| Brezsan | 77 | 32 | / |
| Brezian | 77 | 28 | / |
| Broesan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Brezhan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Brezzan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Brzezan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Brozean | 77 | 5 | / |
| Brejean | 77 | 5 | / |
| Breajan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bresang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brosean | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brazean | 77 | 2 | / |
| Breesan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brezane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bresane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Breșcan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bredjan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Breasan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brejank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bresant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Briesan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brasean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Breisan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brezand | 77 | 0 | / |
| Breisand | 71 | 9 | / |
| Breacain | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brzezian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bresantt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breijhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breigian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brazon | 67 | 5,824 | / |
| Brosan | 67 | 805 | / |
| Brizan | 67 | 502 | / |
| Brazan | 67 | 452 | / |
| Brejon | 67 | 387 | / |
| Brisan | 67 | 298 | / |
| Brozan | 67 | 131 | / |
| Brasan | 67 | 85 | / |
| Breson | 67 | 45 | / |
| Brijan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Brezanová | 67 | 28 | / |
| Brazón | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bresam | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vrezan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Brexon | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bryjan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bryzan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Brecon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Brezon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Brejam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Brezanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Brysan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Breazzand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brezam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brican | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brazòn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bresachen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Brežan
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