Brey Surname

60,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Brey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7551:131,56413,851
Germany2,2121:36,3954,827
Cameroon7061:29,4183,970
Argentina5271:81,1076,861
Spain4721:99,0518,132
Brazil3471:616,92922,962
South Africa3011:179,99219,765
France2121:313,31547,708
Russia1341:1,075,54581,217
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Mauritania771:53,1803,841
Austria671:127,09617,572
Cuba441:261,8805,025
India311:24,744,045333,161
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
England101:5,571,806158,774
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4551:110,37110,994

Brey (321) may also be a first name.

Brey Last Name Facts

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

Brey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﻱ, Russian: Брей) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brey is the 60,751st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 879,395 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Brey live; 31 percent live in Western Europe and 29 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 489,856th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 321 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,755 people, or 1 in 131,564. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 7 percent live, Minnesota, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Brey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brey last name expanded 605 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Brey last name are 19.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.11% more than the national average, earning R 321,084 per year; in United States they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $45,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.48% less than the national average, earning $41,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breyt895,157/
Breye891,640/
Briey89157/
Breya8987/
Breyd8929/
Breyo8925/
Breys8918/
Brrey899/
B'Rey893/
Breyy891/
Breuy890/
Bry863,511/
Bre862,157/
Breysh8021/
Brehyd8016/
Breyha8010/
Breauy805/
Breyah804/
Breyts804/
Breyas803/
Broehy802/
Breyes802/
Breyee801/
Breeye801/
Brieya801/
Breych801/
Brehyi801/
Bray7587,322/
Brea7522,802/
Bree759,046/
Bret757,537/
Breu756,202/
Bres755,551/
Brie753,496/
Bryś752,725/
Brys752,512/
Bruy752,053/
Broe752,037/
Broy751,526/
Brue751,505/
Brei751,363/
Vrey751,346/
Bred751,191/
Brez75878/
Breh75870/
Breś75755/
Brye75673/
Bryt75450/
Bryd75401/
Brej75317/
Brae75235/
Briy75181/
Wrey75176/
Breß75100/
Brée7558/
Brry7550/
Brer7534/
Bryh7534/
Bryo7514/
Bryy7514/
Bryz7514/
Bryš7512/
Brge7511/
Bhre7511/
Brep7511/
Brzy756/
Breš755/
Breň754/
Bhry754/
Brre753/
Brhy753/
Bryi752/
Bryč752/
Hbre751/
Bære751/
Breć751/
Brhe751/
Brje751/
Bryø751/
Bryć751/
Bryź751/
Brze751/
Breï751/
Bryp751/
Hbry751/
Braheye735/
Breyett731/
Breyitt731/
Breyová731/
Beherey731/
Bhreeya731/
Brett6733,937/
Breit677,612/
Breed677,064/
Breus676,476/
Brest674,955/
Brych673,573/
Brees672,750/
Breej672,723/
Breis672,129/
Brech671,937/
Bryja671,853/
Breer671,799/
Breet671,776/
Braye671,771/
Bress671,295/
Vreys671,208/
Breaz67855/
Brayt67854/
Breje67748/
Braje67709/
Brahy67646/
Browe67616/
Breia67582/
Breha67579/
Bredt67476/
Breja67430/
Breid67416/
Brysz67403/
Breij67378/
Bread67360/
Breut67349/
Broye67333/
Braue67331/
Broyo67329/
Breas67325/
Braya67319/
Bresh67302/
Broyd67252/
Breiz67221/
Braie67218/
Brays67200/
Breez67191/
Brejo67166/
Bruys67165/
Brets67147/
Bhrue67132/
Broue67124/
Brayi67115/
Brayo67112/
Bruya67110/
Brouy67110/
Brohy67108/
Bresz67102/
Briya6793/
Bærøy6791/
Breat6790/
Brysh6785/
Bryie6778/
Breyault6773/
Breie6769/
Bruhy6762/
Brioy6760/
Bryts6755/
Brayd6745/
Broie6744/
Vreye6744/
Brawe6742/
Briyo6740/
Brauy6739/
Bærøe6736/
Broyt6735/
Bryds6733/
Brije6731/
Breio6731/
Brayz6728/
Broya6725/
Briye6725/
Bhroy6724/
Børre6723/
Brytt6718/
Brayé6718/
Brueh6716/
Broeh6715/
Bhryo6714/
Breih6713/
Brehr6713/
Breah6712/
Bruyo6712/
Brehs6711/
Brooy6710/
Brayu6710/
Børge679/
Breud679/
Broje679/
Bruje679/
Brgea678/
Broys678/
Briea678/
Brezt678/
Bredh678/
Breds678/
Båryd678/
Briej677/
Braay677/
Bryst676/
Bryss675/
Brezz675/
Bårøy675/
Bråge675/
Breïh675/
Bredd673/
Brihe673/
Bruie673/
Brejs673/
Bårje673/
Brred672/
Broyi672/
Breue672/
Bruye672/
Breea672/
Bhree672/
Broyé672/
Breës672/
Brège672/
Bresd672/
Brgay671/
Brhae671/
Brhea671/
Brheh671/
Bruiy671/
Bruyz671/
Bry's671/
Briyi671/
Brray671/
Brrge671/
Braiy671/
Brajy671/
Bhrer671/
Bhrge671/
Bhrje671/
Wreyu671/
Breji671/
Breuz671/
Brejá671/
Behereyo671/
Båhre671/
Bredz671/
Bre't671/
Brrea671/
Breiø671/
Breuo671/
Breît671/
Brhoe671/
Briie671/
Brydz671/
Brzeh671/
Bhrae671/
Bhriy671/
Bhruy671/
Hbret671/
Bhrry671/
Beherrey671/
Brerh671/
Brayh671/
Brayy671/
Bruyi671/
Bryht670/
Bryhs670/

Brey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﻱabry80
ﺑﺮﻱbry6.67
ﺍﺑﺮﻯabry6.67
ﺃﺑﺮﻱabry6.67
Brey in the Russian language
Брейbrej-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brey
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