Breyah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Breyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Breyah (5) may also be a first name.
Breyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Breyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻳﺎﻩ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Breyah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Breyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Breyah is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Breyah reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Breyah is also the 5,493,085th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 5 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Breyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Breyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻳﺎﻩ | bryah | - |
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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 Breyah
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