Brefi Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Brefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France591:1,125,809120,603
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829

Brefi (15) may also be a first name.

Brefi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brefi occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Brefi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brefi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Brefi live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Brefi is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Brefi is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,125,809. In France Brefi is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 100 percent live. Outside of France this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brefie9123/
Briefi919/
Breffi919/
Breffit8335/
Brefaid831/
Brafi80560/
Brefe8022/
Brefa8012/
Brifi801/
Brofi801/
Brjfi801/
Breffitt77117/
Breffy73150/
Breffe7397/
Briffi7355/
Breife7317/
Breffa7316/
Brafii739/
Brefet736/
Brofie733/
Browfi732/
Briefe732/
Braffi732/
Brefey731/
Breefa731/
Brafai731/
Breefe731/
Brefee731/
Broffi731/
Brafie730/
Breaffith711/
Broffie674/
Briffit673/
Breyffe671/
Brewfer671/
Briffis670/
Breffey670/
Breefer670/
Bredfer670/
Breffer670/
Breffet670/

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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 Brefi
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