Brevost Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Brevost Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Brévost (1) are calculated separately.
Brevost Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brevost Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brevost is found most in France. It can also occur in the variant forms: Brévost. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brevost? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Brevost is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brevost are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
Brevost is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 8,302,840. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 63 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Outside of France this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 31 percent reside and Spain, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brévost | 95 | 1 | / |
| Brevot | 92 | 248 | / |
| Brevos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Brovost | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bravost | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brevo | 83 | 19 | / |
| Brevaust | 80 | 1 | / |
| Breyvo | 77 | 461 | / |
| Brivot | 77 | 208 | / |
| Breivo | 77 | 69 | / |
| Brewot | 77 | 3 | / |
| Brévot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vrevot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brievo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brevod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brevat | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brevas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brivois | 71 | 177 | / |
| Brevadt | 71 | 60 | / |
| Brievas | 71 | 48 | / |
| Brebois | 71 | 28 | / |
| Brevaut | 71 | 26 | / |
| Brewout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brevaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breavas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brewgos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brevatz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brivott | 71 | 0 | / |
| Breva | 67 | 1,217 | / |
| Brebo | 67 | 310 | / |
| Brevault | 67 | 61 | / |
| Brewo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Brivo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Breabout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Breabois | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Brevost
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