van Brecht Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Brecht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Brecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
Belgium961:119,75717,631
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van Brecht Last Name Facts

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

van Brecht is found most in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name van Brecht? popularity and diffusion

van Brecht is the 937,786th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. van Brecht is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of van Brecht reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 109,657. In The Netherlands van Brecht is mostly found in: South Holland, where 67 percent reside, Utrecht, where 12 percent reside and Overijssel, where 9 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Bracht90391/
von Brecht9017/
van Breet8450/
van Brest8446/
van Bre822/
van Breest806/
von Bracht801/
van Bree782,974/
van Brée7834/
van Bred781/
van Brie781/
van Bryce7412/
van Vrest746/
van Bryte743/
van Britt741/
van Vre7112/
von Broich7016/
van Vree6787/
van Vrey675/
Van-Bree672/
Van-Vrest631/
van Vré599/
van Vry591/
von Brix561/

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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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  • 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 van Brecht
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