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 surname Brestaz has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Brestaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Brestaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Brestaz is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brestaz live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Brestaz is most common in France, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,767,613. In France it is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 63 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 29 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 4 percent reside. Outside of France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 34 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.

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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