Breij Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Breij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3471:48,6668,337
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Breij Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breij is found most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breij? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 757,040th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Breij live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 347 people, or 1 in 48,666. In The Netherlands Breij is primarily found in: North Holland, where 31 percent live, Utrecht, where 16 percent live and North Brabant, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breijs9147/
Breidj917/
Breije911/
Brij891,818/
Brei891,363/
Brej89317/
Breit807,612/
Breej802,723/
Breis802,129/
Brija801,476/
Breje80748/
Breia80582/
Breja80430/
Breid80416/
Brejc80236/
Breiz80221/
Brejo80166/
Braij80138/
Bridj8083/
Breie8069/
Brijh8038/
Brije8031/
Breio8031/
Vreij8024/
Briji8021/
Bruij8014/
Breih8013/
Brijo8010/
Briej807/
Bredj803/
Brejs803/
Brijj802/
Breic802/
Breji801/
Brejá801/
Breiø801/
Bre752,157/
Bri751,787/
Brj7522/
Breidt73616/
Bruijs73310/
Breich73240/
Breish73212/
Brejot73110/
Brehio73105/
Breiss7395/
Breitz7374/
Brijya7365/
Brijia7343/
Breiha7330/
Breizh7329/
Breggi7324/
Brijiy7319/
Breitt7313/
Brejos7313/
Braaij7312/
Breihe7310/
Vreijs738/
Brejic738/
Breias735/
Breits735/
Braidj734/
Brieje734/
Breius733/
Bhrija733/
Brejes732/
Brejas732/
Brejio732/
Brijoo732/
Breihi731/
Brejje731/
Brejuo731/
Briejo731/
Brijye731/
Broeie731/
Broeja731/
B'Reih731/
Brejau731/
Breids731/
Breies731/
Breiis731/
Brejch731/
Brejdt731/
Brijja731/
Briojo731/
Brzeih731/
Braije731/
Brijds731/
Brehyi731/
Brijjo731/
Brohij731/
Breist730/
Breiht730/
Breiet730/
Brea6722,802/
Bree679,046/
Brix678,602/
Briz678,367/
Brey678,287/
Bret677,537/
Breu676,202/
Bres675,551/
Brie673,496/
Brid672,893/
Brai672,744/
Bris672,240/
Broe672,037/
Brit671,800/
Brue671,505/
Breisch671,501/
Brio671,320/
Bred671,191/
Bric671,159/
Brui671,028/
Vrij671,018/
Brijesh67937/
Brez67878/
Breh67870/
Breś67755/
Braj67699/
Brye67673/
Brec67615/
Broi67557/
Brex67414/
Briš67358/
Bruj67354/
Broj67291/
Brae67235/
Brih67195/
Briy67181/
Brejaud67138/
Breggia67132/
Breß67100/
Bhri6782/
Brée6758/
Breiová6750/
Brejová6747/
Braahei6746/
Brijová6740/
Brer6734/
Breiche6723/
Brič6719/
Bráj6718/
Brge6711/
Bhre6711/
Vrej6711/
Brep6711/
Brůj6710/
Bhrj6710/
Breikhe678/
Brhi677/
Bryj677/
Brri676/
Brii675/
Brejova675/
Breš675/
Breň674/
Brejesh673/
Brijish673/
Brre673/
Bryi672/
Breicht672/
Vrei672/
Briç672/
Brishøj672/
Breiult671/
Breyitt671/
Brijchh671/
Brijosh671/
Braheix671/
Bhrijya671/
Hbre671/
Bære671/
Breiova671/
Breć671/
Brhe671/
Brijova671/
Brijésh671/
Briß671/
Brje671/
Brip671/
Brze671/
Brøj671/
Brijiah671/
Brijieh671/
Wrei671/
Breï671/
Brjd671/
Brjh671/
Brjs671/
Hbrj671/
Breioch670/
Breihau670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breij
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