Surname Брест (Brest 
, Брест 
) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The last name Брест is characteristic of Argentina, where it is quite a rare surname, France, and Belarus, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Argentina, France, and the United States. Very seldom, Брест is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Brest | Australia, United States, Argentina, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Брест | Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine |