Brestaz Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Brestaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brestaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France241:2,767,613196,808
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Brestaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brestaz is found most in France. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brestaz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brestaz are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,767,613. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 63 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 29 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 4 percent are found. Barring France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 34 percent are found and Italy, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bresta9282/
Brestas8678/
Brestad8616/
Breshta864/
Brestau861/
Breta83473/
Bresteau80423/
Breishta809/
Breistad803/
Brestash803/
Brestaux801/
Bredstad801/
Brzeshta801/
Brestead800/
Bretas773,208/
Bretta77391/
Brieta77251/
Bretea7785/
Brejta7783/
Bretau7779/
Brista7736/
Breita7723/
Breyta7721/
Bretha7717/
Bresto7715/
Bretaa775/
Breata772/
Britaz771/
Bretah771/
Vresta771/
Breeta771/
Bërzeshta7569/
Bresteaux7552/
Børrestad7527/
Bretaud711,002/
Brettas71198/
Breitstadt7160/
Vreshta7136/
Bresztó7111/
Brestot7111/
Brethau7110/
Brechta718/
Breitha717/
Bretaus716/
Bristah716/
Bërzheshta714/
Bretaut713/
Breitas713/
Breetha712/
Brethea712/
Bretaux711/
Bristat711/
Bristad711/
Vhresta711/
Brestos711/
Brettah711/
Breto673,229/
Brita67962/
Bretault67296/
Bretheau67279/
Bristeau67156/
Breteaux67135/
Breteaud6761/
Breathat6751/
Bretteau6743/
Vreta6738/
Bristaut6735/
Brishtaj6714/
Brethaux6712/
Brystead675/
Bristeac675/
Bryta674/
Bretó673/
Breitach672/
Brethaut672/
Brêta671/
Brethost671/
Bríta671/
Brzystas671/
Braistea670/

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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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  • 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 Brestaz
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