Briany Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Wales

Briany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Briany (131) may also be a first name.

Briany Last Name Facts

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

Briany occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briany? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Briany are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 811,108th most numerous given name globally It is held by 131 people.

The surname Briany is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Briany is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Wales, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brijany923/
Brianey923/
Brijaniy865/
Briani831,096/
Briane83495/
Briony83205/
Briana83170/
Bryany8344/
Brianj831/
Brianh831/
Brihane772,255/
Brianez77287/
Brianna77229/
Brianne77208/
Brehany77157/
Brianes7789/
Brianis7768/
Brianni7754/
Brijani7737/
Briaana7713/
Brianer776/
Briahnă774/
Brianio771/
Brihani771/
Brijana771/
Bryanyt771/
Brijane771/
Brihana771/
Brieana771/
Brioney770/
Briannis7124/
Brehaney719/
Brieanne718/
Bregiani713/
Brieanna713/
Brogiani712/
Brihanie711/
Brihanna711/
Brehanny710/
Brioni671,463/
Brione67253/
Bregianni6773/
Breană6726/
Briona6720/
Bryane6716/
Bryana6715/
Bryony6713/
Bryani677/
Breani675/
Vriana675/
Breane674/
Brjanh672/
Brégianni671/
Vriani671/
Brihanesh671/
Bragianni671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Briany
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