Brians Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brians Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brians Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:939,01370,219
England221:2,532,63991,802
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
France51:13,284,544357,392
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Brians (153) may also be a first name.

Brians Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brians is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Brians click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brians? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 669,375th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Brians reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brians is also the 743,570th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 153 people.

Brians is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 386 people, or 1 in 939,013. In The United States Brians is mostly concentrated in: California, where 48 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Oklahoma, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Brians Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brians has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brians last name increased 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brians Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brians surname is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brians are 2.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.6% being registered to vote for the party.

Brians earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bryans833,148/
Breans8320/
Brions8317/
Brianz835/
Brjans830/
Briance77106/
Brajons771/
Brianch771/
Brianze771/
Brianeze7119/
Bryams674/
Bryons674/
Bryanz673/
Brianezze671/
Bryansova671/
Bryance628/
Bryanch625/
Bryon's621/
Vrryans620/

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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 Brians
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