Br Surname

66,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Br Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Br Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6,3051:20,9752,553
India9001:852,29537,564
Taiwan1191:197,0151,702
Pakistan871:2,053,37819,549
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China21:683,660,78330,601
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Br (8,556) may also be a first name.

Br Last Name Facts

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

Br (Hindi: बीआर, Russian: Бр) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Br? popularity and diffusion

Br is the 66,788th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 977,014 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Br live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 68,031st most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 8,556 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6,305 people, or 1 in 20,975. In Indonesia Br is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 36 percent are found, West Java, where 18 percent are found and Riau, where 9 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Br is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent are found and Taiwan, where 2 percent are found.

Br Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Br has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Br surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Br Last Name Statistics demography

Br earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $47,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhr806,855/
Bre802,157/
Bőr80209/
Brt80172/
Brh80163/
Brå80118/
Hbr8049/
Brz8038/
Brp8033/
Bær8030/
Brr8023/
Brd8023/
Brø805/
Brû801/
Bår801/
Bæhr67128/
Bærø6779/
Børø6758/
Bård6718/
Bhrt678/
Brdh675/
Brre673/
Brzh673/
Brhs672/
Brzr672/
Bëhr672/
Bære671/
Brdt671/
Bhhr671/
Bhrh671/
Bhrz671/
Brhz671/
Brjs671/
Brht671/
Hbre671/
Bőőr671/
Brrd671/
Brhe671/
Brpf671/
Bråd671/
Brdd671/
Brpp671/
Brzz671/
Brtd671/
Brrh671/

Br Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Br in the Hindi language
बीआरbi'ara97.56
बृbr2.44
Br in the Russian language
Брbr-

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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 Br
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