Bourreau Surname

98,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bourreau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bourreau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,7341:14,0311,445
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Bourreau (42) may also be a first name.

Bourreau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bourreau is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourreau? popularity and diffusion

Bourreau is the 98,154th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,508,496 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Bourreau reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Bourreau is also the 1,566,439th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 4,734 people, or 1 in 14,031. In France Bourreau is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 23 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account France it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Bourreau Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bourreau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning R 186,792 per year; in United States they earn 79.25% more than the national average, earning $77,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $47,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourrieau94110/
Boureau932,936/
Bourgeau88703/
Bourieau88215/
Bourrieu8829/
Boureeau882/
Boirreau882/
Bureau8614,053/
Borrea86196/
Boreau86177/
Burrea8641/
Bourea861/
Barreau8012,114/
Boireau802,856/
Bourgea80163/
Bourjau8040/
Burieau8021/
Burgeau807/
Borgeau803/
Bourjea803/
Buirrea801/
Bouriea801/
Boreeau801/
Burryea800/
Borea771,663/
Burea77448/
Barrieau75683/
Bourgeay75153/
Bourriah7555/
Boutreaa754/
Bourrhia754/
Boutréau752/
Bouraiju751/
Boureyou751/
Bourja711,771/
Bouria71979/
Bareau71766/
Barrea71760/
Bureha71207/
Borțea71109/
Borgea7175/
Borria7172/
Burria7166/
Bourjault7164/
Bureța7156/
Burrja7120/
Boreha7117/
Boreah7115/
Bourya7112/
Boreay719/
Boryea717/
Bhorea715/
Bureju714/
Borrja713/
Boreju712/
Bourgeoia712/
Bórrea712/
Borjea712/
Buryea711/
Bureea711/
Bureoa711/
Bourreois711/
Boorea711/
Boutréaux711/
Boriea711/
Buriea710/
Buyrea710/
Beurea710/
Bouriah674,618/
Boutria671,866/
Bourgey67616/
Barrieu67537/
Bouhria67415/
Buricea67380/
Bouroju67201/
Bouriat67181/
Buretea67164/
Bajurea67136/
Bouriad67136/
Bouriha67113/
Borroju67102/
Borrias67101/
Bujorea6799/
Bouryah6745/
Borrius6743/
Burriat6741/
Bourjou6740/
Bourjas6736/
Bargeau6733/
Bourjat6726/
Burjaus6716/
Barieau6715/
Bouriou6715/
Borgeia6715/
Bourjie6714/
Burroju6712/
Boreaee6711/
Bourija679/
Bouryad679/
Bouriaz679/
Bouriye679/
Bourhia674/
Bourjia674/
Bhouria673/
Bhurrya673/
Bourias673/
Bourgia673/
Barriea672/
Barreha672/
Bureață672/
Burgeia672/
Barreea672/
Buraiyu672/
Burrius671/
Burryae671/
Bourgiu671/
Bouryou671/
Borriye671/
Baurgea671/
Barreah671/
Bhourya671/
Bousria671/
Burețea671/
Bouriie671/
Bourjaa671/
Bourjad671/
Boreaie671/
Borgeya671/
Bourechaia671/
Boujria671/
Boutressea670/
Burisea670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bourreau
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