Briau Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Briau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France971:684,77087,242
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Briau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Briau is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Briau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Briau is the 1,604,449th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Briau are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 684,770. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 48 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 20 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Not including France it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Briau Last Name Statistics demography

Briau earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning $41,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briaud91792/
Briaux91489/
Brieau91339/
Briaut9148/
Bryau802/
Brioux73320/
Breoiu7335/
Bryaut731/
Brioud731/
Brehoiu6733/
Brioult6732/
Bryoux553/

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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 Briau
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