Breive Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Breive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway501:102,84613,903
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Lithuania101:303,45916,246
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Breive Last Name Facts

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

Breive is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breive? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Breive are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 102,846. In Norway Breive is most common in: Southern Norway, where 54 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent live and Northern Norway, where 12 percent live. Aside from Norway it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Lithuania, where 11 percent live.

Breive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Breive has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breive Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Breive earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning 336,449 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breitve9211/
Breiver923/
Breve912,768/
Brive91237/
Brevet832,857/
Breves832,378/
Brivet83777/
Brever83510/
Brives83313/
Brieve83189/
Braive83143/
Briver8375/
Breiva8358/
Breiwe8331/
Breeve8330/
Brevie838/
Breivi835/
Brivey831/
Breveh831/
Breave831/
Brevez831/
Breuve831/
Breved831/
Brevey830/
Brewie830/
Breitveit801/
Brevett77127/
Brivett77122/
Breivis7731/
Breibes778/
Breiber777/
Bresver777/
Breeves777/
Breyave777/
Brevetz774/
Breveit771/
Britvee771/
Breaver771/
Bretved771/
Brevets771/
Breaves770/
Breevee770/
Breevey770/
Breever770/
Brevi733,446/
Brave731,645/
Briva73892/
Brebi73331/
Brewe73320/
Brewi73123/
Brevé7379/
Brebe7337/
Brivi7316/
Brevy733/
Vrive732/
Brivy731/
Bryve731/
Bredtved7132/
Breibess7113/
Breaveer711/
B'Reiber711/
Breivytė711/
Breibesh711/
Brechver710/
Brivio677,589/
Brevis672,170/
Breeva671,123/
Braver671,099/
Bravei67647/
Breber67298/
Breiby67261/
Brehui67236/
Bravet67222/
Bravey67133/
Brewee67106/
Brebis6793/
Braves6769/
Brebes6766/
Breyva6751/
Vreibe6744/
Brewes6740/
Breiwa6740/
Breoue6732/
Breeba6731/
Bravee6721/
Breytveyt6716/
Brisvi6716/
Briebe6713/
Brewée6713/
Brawei6710/
Vreiva679/
Brabee678/
Brevit676/
Brivis676/
Brevio676/
Bryver675/
Broevi674/
Bhrave674/
Breeby674/
Bréver674/
Brewet673/
Brewwe673/
Brevyt673/
Breava672/
Breweh672/
Braveh672/
Brevid671/
Breube671/
Brevij671/
Brewey671/
Breevi671/
Bhriva671/
Vreiwe671/
Vrieve671/
Vrivez671/
Brebei671/
Breebe671/
Breswe671/
Breuvé671/
Brevai671/
Brivai671/
Brivit671/
Bráver671/
Braebi671/
Brewio671/
Breitberh671/
Wreves670/
Brebee670/
Wriver670/
Brebeu670/
Brievy670/
Braeue670/
Brybee670/

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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 Breive
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