Bryhn Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bryhn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bryhn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3971:12,9531,483
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Sweden241:410,28229,154
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bryhn (13) may also be a first name.

Bryhn Last Name Facts

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

Bryhn is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bryhn.

How Common Is The Last Name Bryhn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 582,776th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The surname Bryhn is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Bryhn are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name globally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 12,953. In Norway Bryhn is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 87 percent live, Western Norway, where 6 percent live and Northern Norway, where 4 percent live. Beside Norway it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Bryhn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bryhn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bryhn surname increased 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bryhn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bryhn surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the party.

The amount Bryhn earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning 325,560 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.31% more than the national average, earning $51,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bryn892,043/
Bryon802,128/
Bryng80598/
Brehn80129/
Brynn80127/
Brühn80124/
Brihn8077/
Brøyn8048/
Brynt8036/
Brynd8026/
Brymn8023/
Bråhn8023/
Bryna8017/
Brynå8010/
Brhne801/
Brhnn801/
Brn7554/
Briehn7378/
Brynne7339/
Brehnn7316/
Bruehn733/
Breehn732/
Brehnk731/
Brymnn731/
Bryndt731/
Brynnt731/
Broehn731/
Braehn730/
Brin6710,403/
Bren673,448/
Brym671,810/
Brne67145/
Brynova6790/
Brün6770/
Wryn6760/
Brån6713/
Brnt6712/
Bryń6712/
Brnd6710/
Brnn675/
Brng673/
Brzn672/
Brín671/
Brehend671/
Brän671/
Brrn671/
Vrhn671/
Wrhn671/
Bhrn671/
Brnk671/
Hbrn671/
Breheng670/

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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 Bryhn
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