Brzezinski Surname

84,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Brzezinski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller near a birch tree.

Brzezinski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1451:115,24912,455
Germany6821:118,04314,494
Brazil4281:500,17418,868
France4101:162,00725,225
Poland3961:95,98214,687
England1651:337,68524,727
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Australia801:337,44628,659
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Norway301:171,41020,526
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Israel121:713,13647,700
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Finland71:785,24338,644
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Brzeziński (30,334), Brzeziñski (6), Brzeźiński (105) & Bržežinski (1) are calculated separately.

Brzezinski (11) may also be a first name.

Brzezinski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller near a birch tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brzezinski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brzezinski (Arabic: بريزنسكي) is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Brzeziński, Brzeziñski, Brzeźiński or Bržežinski. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brzezinski? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,113th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,268,061 people. Brzezinski is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Brzezinski are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name globally, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,145 people, or 1 in 115,249. In The United States Brzezinski is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent reside, Michigan, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Brzezinski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brzezinski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brzezinski surname grew 22,464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brzezinski Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brzezinski last name is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Brzezinski last name are 8.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brzezinski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.17% less than the national average, earning 286,641 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $59,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brzeziński9730,334/
Brzeziñski976/
Brezinski951,584/
Bzezinski9541/
Brzezienski9518/
Brzeznski952/
Brzezinskii952/
Brzzezinski952/
Brzezinskis951/
Brzeźiński93105/
Bržežinski931/
Brzhezinskiy912/
Brzezinska90400/
Brzezenski9068/
Brzezynski9041/
Bredzinski9037/
Brzesinski9030/
Briezinski9030/
Brzezinsky9024/
Brezinskis9023/
Bzhezinski907/
Brezinscki905/
Bzezinskis902/
Brzezinskj901/
Brezzinski901/
Breazinski901/
Brzezimski901/
Brzeznskie901/
Brzizinski901/
Brzhezinsky8642/
Brzescinski8618/
Przedzinski861/
Brezinsky84257/
Breginski84236/
Bresinski84220/
Brezenski84205/
Brezinska8442/
Bryzinski8441/
Brejinski8427/
Brizinski8424/
Brezinská8420/
Brezynski8416/
Brezinský8414/
Breziński8412/
Bryzenski849/
Bzizinski848/
Brežinski848/
Brezinske847/
Vrezinski845/
Brizenski841/
Bzezinska841/
Brzeznska841/
Bzezenski840/
Brzhezynskyi8227/
Brzezinskaja822/
Brezhinskaia821/
Brezynskyi80117/
Brzezińska8079/
Bzhezinsky8048/
Brezynskie8041/
Bredziński8037/
Brezhinsky8034/
Brzezyński8020/
Brydzinski8019/
Brzesiński808/
Brzeżynski806/
Brzeziñska805/
Brgeginski805/
Bzhezinska803/
Brezenskyi803/
Brezhenski801/
Brezinskey801/
Bryzhinski801/
Brizinskiy801/
Brežinskis801/
Briezenski801/
Brzhezinskaya7856/
Brześciński7693/
Brezinskaya7667/
Przedziński7660/
Brezhynskyi7646/
Bzhezynskyi7643/
Brydzienski764/
Bzhezhinsky763/
Brezinskaja762/
Brizhinskiy761/
Bzezinskaja761/
Bresiński74325/
Bregenski74178/
Bresinsky7439/
Brejenski7439/
Brizinsky7434/
Brysinski7433/
Brezensky7418/
Bgeginski7414/
Briginski7411/
Briziński7410/
Bresinske748/
Bryzynski745/
Brycinski745/
Brežinská745/
Brežinský744/
Březinský744/
Březinská743/
Bzezensky742/
Brezynske741/
Brzysnski741/
Vreginski741/
Briesnski741/
Brezimske741/
Bzizinsky741/
Brijinski741/
Brysenski740/
Bzesynski740/
Bzhezinskaya7338/
Brezhinskaya7313/
Bzhezhynskyi7311/
Breizinskaja731/
Brydziński70176/
Bryzhinsky7053/
Bryzynskyi7020/
Brzeżyński7017/
Bridzinský7016/
Brizhinsky708/
Briginskiy703/
Bzhezhinskaya702/
Przezińska701/
Przyziński701/
Brezzensky701/
Brydzinsky701/
Brzyzińska701/
Bregenscki701/
Bryginskiy701/
Brizinskaya6726/
Bryzhynskyi6726/
Bžezinskaja675/

Brzezinski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brzezinski in the Arabic language
بريزنسكيbryznsky-

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