Breier Surname

78,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Breier Surname Definition:

(German) One who brewed beer; one who came from Brey, in Germany.

Breier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0001:26,8353,545
United States1,5381:235,66922,625
Brazil7281:294,05811,325
Austria3311:25,7264,055
Israel1121:76,4079,309
Hungary1111:88,4358,728
Canada981:375,97533,576
Slovakia791:67,55013,113
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Poland461:826,27764,341
Australia341:793,99150,673
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Czechia121:886,12273,425
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Breier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who brewed beer; one who came from Brey, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Breier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breier (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻳﺮ) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Breier.

How Common Is The Last Name Breier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 78,291st most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,167,876 people. The last name Breier occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Breier live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Breier is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,000 people, or 1 in 26,835. In Germany Breier is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany Breier exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Breier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Breier last name expanded 2,296 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breier surname are 1.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Breier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.64% less than the national average, earning R 22,248 per year; in United States they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning $47,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% less than the national average, earning $46,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breiert9230/
Breiher9210/
Breuier924/
Breiere924/
Breioer920/
Brier915,543/
Breer911,799/
Breir91217/
Breiherr866/
Breuer8349,069/
Breyer838,719/
Braier83454/
Brejer8389/
Brijer8333/
Broier8332/
Bruier8314/
Breitr837/
Briear834/
Breerh834/
Breire831/
Briyer831/
Breear831/
Breior830/
Vreier830/
Breiar830/
Breierová8089/
Breierova801/
Brohier771,908/
Brugier771,060/
Brigger77694/
Brygier77680/
Bregger77491/
Bruhier77313/
Brihier77130/
Briejer7781/
Bruyeer7733/
Bréhier7724/
Broeyer7719/
Breyere779/
Bruiere779/
Breeyer776/
Brégier775/
Broiher774/
Broyier773/
Briyere772/
Briiere771/
Broheer771/
Broweer771/
Brhaier771/
Breejer771/
Breyert771/
Brigier771/
Brayeer771/
Breuher770/
Breyeer770/
Browier770/
Brieyer770/
Braweer770/
Broer733,494/
Bryer733,261/
Brair732,823/
Brear731,748/
Bruer731,684/
Breur731,074/
Braer73347/
Vrier739/
Vreir731/
Wreir731/
Brejr731/
Broir730/
Broihier71115/
Breuherr7174/
Brouhier7164/
Bruihier7125/
Braihier7113/
Brhegger711/
Breyherr711/
Brauer6731,941/
Brower6722,457/
Breard673,007/
Broyer672,196/
Brayer672,145/
Brajer671,214/
Bruyer671,213/
Breure67846/
Brawer67499/
Brouer67448/
Brehar67209/
Breart67195/
Breare67166/
Brojer6774/
Bräger6761/
Brejtr6755/
Brájer6740/
Vrijer6736/
Brijar6734/
Breyre6727/
Breyerová6725/
Bréger6713/
Braierová6712/
Vreire677/
Briyar675/
Bruerø674/
Brijir672/
Breyerova672/
Bráyer672/
Breuar671/
Brgaer671/
Breyar671/
Briyor671/
Brioar671/
Braierova671/
Braird670/
Breyor670/
Brheur670/

Breier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breier in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﻳﺮbryr50
ﺍﺑﺮﻳﺮabryr50

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