Breayley Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Breayley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breayley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Breayley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breayley is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breayley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Breayley reside; 97 percent reside in Australasia and 97 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 174,166. In New Zealand Breayley is most common in: Canterbury Region, where 50 percent live, Southland Region, where 42 percent live and Nelson, where 4 percent live. Aside from New Zealand this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Breayley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breayley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breaeley884/
Breale862/
Brialey8051/
Brieley8021/
Braeley8015/
Brieiley751/
Braetley750/
Brietley750/
Briesley750/
Briele71260/
Breaseale7130/
Braele7113/
Briale7110/
Breaceale712/
Bryale711/
Breateale711/
Breszeale711/
Briales67733/
Brielle67400/
Brieler67156/
Breasseale6762/
Briehle6741/
Braelle674/
Braelye672/
Bréelle671/
Brealia671/
Bryiles671/
Bryiler671/
Brietle671/
Braeler670/
Bryelle670/
Brealoy670/

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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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  • 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 Breayley
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