Breif Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Breif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Breif Last Name Facts

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

Breif occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Breif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Breif is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Breif reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Breif is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 35,021,654. Barring Iraq Breif occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breife9117/
Brif8953/
Bref8926/
Breihof8395/
Breff802,385/
Brief801,006/
Briff8052/
Breef8029/
Brefe8022/
Breft805/
Bhrif803/
Brift802/
Britf801/
Breib800/
Breihoof771/
Breihoff771/
Briffe73143/
Breffe7397/
Breivė7336/
Brieff7326/
Briffs735/
Brifht732/
Breiew731/
Breefe731/
Brew6717,990/
Breb67187/
Braf67170/
Briw6764/
Bryf6733/
Brev6728/
Brib6714/
Brifftt672/
Breyffe671/
Breiova671/
Briv671/

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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 Breif
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