Breika Surname
Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname
Breika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,367 | 1:2,996 | 369 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
The alternate forms: Breïka (10) are calculated separately.
Breika (70) may also be a first name.
Breika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Breika (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻚ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also be found in the variant forms: Breïka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Breika? popularity and diffusion
Breika is the 278,726th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,250,393 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Breika reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most numerous first name internationally, held by 70 people.
This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1,367 people, or 1 in 2,996. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 13 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 12 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Mauritania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Breika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Breika in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻚ | abryk | 43.13 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻜﻪ | abrykh | 42.65 |
| ﺃﺑﺮﻳﻜﻪ | abrykh | 5.69 |
| ﺃﺑﺮﻳﻚ | abryk | 3.79 |
| ﺑﺮﻳﻜﻪ | brykh | 1.42 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻜﺔ | abrykt | 0.95 |
| ﺑﺮﻳﻚ | bryk | 0.95 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻜﺎ | abryka | 0.24 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﺮﻙ | abyrk | 0.24 |
| ﺇﺑﺮﻳﻚ | abryk | 0.24 |
| ﺍﺑﺮﻳﻜﺎﺕ | abrykat | 0.24 |
| ﺃﺑﺮﻳﻜﺔ | abrykt | 0.24 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﺮﻳﻚ | abyryk | 0.24 |
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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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- 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 Breika
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