Breff Surname

178,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Breff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba2,3651:4,872574
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Breff (17) may also be a first name.

Breff Last Name Facts

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

Breff occurs most in Cuba. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Breff is the 178,955th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,055,575 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Breff are found; 99 percent are found in Caribbean and 99 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name globally, held by 17 people.

Breff is most common in Cuba, where it is carried by 2,365 people, or 1 in 4,872. In Cuba it is mostly concentrated in: Holguín Province, where 95 percent reside, Havana, where 4 percent reside and Matanzas Province, where 0 percent reside. Other than Cuba this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Breff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Breff surname grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breff surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Breff earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breffe9197/
Brieff9126/
Bref8926/
Breyffe831/
Brief801,006/
Briff8052/
Breef8029/
Brefe8022/
Breft805/
Breif803/
Wreff800/
Briffe73143/
Breife7317/
Briffs735/
Breefe731/
Brew6717,990/
Breb67187/
Brif6753/
Bryf6733/
Brev6728/
Brifftt672/

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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 Breff
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