Where Does The Last Name Briain Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Briain is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briain? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Briain is the 2,808,717^th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Briain occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Briain are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,075,395^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 80 people.

Briain is most frequent in Ireland, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 214,043. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Leinster, where 95 percent live and Connaught, where 5 percent live. Apart from Ireland this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Briain Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Briain has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Briain surname rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.