Brings Surname

173,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0011:40,2335,312
United States3111:1,165,46383,401
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
France491:1,355,566135,191
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Brings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brings is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brings? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 173,355th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,939,712 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Brings live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,001 people, or 1 in 40,233. In Germany Brings is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Brings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brings surname expanded 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brings last name are 8.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brings earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 22.11% more than the national average, earning R 290,184 per year and in United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bringås9212/
Bringgs922/
Bring911,629/
Bringsås8611/
Brinks833,740/
Briong8322/
Bruing8322/
Brring8318/
Åbring838/
Børing838/
Brengs835/
Bringø834/
Bringh833/
Bringg832/
Hbring832/
Bhring832/
Båring832/
Bringt832/
Bringk831/
Bringz831/
Brng803/
Brincks77592/
Bringue77339/
Bårring7735/
Bæhring7729/
Håbring779/
Brinchs771/
Bûhring771/
Brinkcs771/
Brink7346,514/
Bryng73598/
Breng73317/
Brinc73317/
Vring7369/
Brinx733/
Brinq732/
Bhrng731/
Bringova7114/
Behering710/
Brinck672,419/
Brinke671,172/
Braeng671,069/
Broeng67150/
Åbrink67134/
Væring67109/
Brencs6751/
Breeng6720/
Brinkø6710/
Våring679/
Børeng678/
Brueng678/
Brengt673/
Brengk672/
Breung672/
Brzink671/
Brienk671/
Øbrink671/
Brienx671/
Vrengs671/
Brinnk670/
Brenng670/
Bhreng670/
Vhring670/

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Brings
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