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 occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Briau is the 1,604,449th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Briau is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Briau live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Briau is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 684,770. In France Briau is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 48 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 20 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Outside of France this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

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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