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
Breyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻳﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Breyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Breyah are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Breyah is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name on earth, held by 5 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent are found. Other than Mauritania Breyah exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
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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