Briejer Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Briejer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briejer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Briejer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Briejer is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Briejer.

How Common Is The Last Name Briejer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Briejer is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Briejer live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 225,162. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 57 percent reside, North Brabant, where 17 percent reside and Drenthe, where 16 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brejer9289/
Brijer9233/
Brieger862,776/
Brieser8647/
Briecer861/
Breejer861/
Brieyer860/
Brier835,543/
Breer831,799/
Brejr831/
Briegert80144/
Briecher8022/
Briedger8014/
Broeijer8013/
Briegier802/
Breuer7749,069/
Breyer778,719/
Breier776,240/
Brajer771,214/
Braier77454/
Brojer7774/
Brejtr7755/
Brájer7740/
Brijar7734/
Broier7732/
Bruier7714/
Briear774/
Breerh774/
Brijir772/
Breear771/
Briyer771/
Brohier711,908/
Brugier711,060/
Brigger71694/
Brygier71680/
Bregger71491/
Bruhier71313/
Brihier71130/
Bruyeer7133/
Breiert7130/
Bréhier7124/
Broeyer7119/
Breiher7110/
Bruiere719/
Breyere719/
Breeyer716/
Brégier715/
Breuier714/
Broiher714/
Breiere714/
Broyier713/
Wrieger712/
Briyere712/
Brajerd711/
Brayeer711/
Bräeuer711/
Briyger711/
Brigier711/
Breyert711/
Brieard711/
Brehaer711/
Vriezer711/
Brhaier711/
Briiere711/
Broheer711/
Brujere711/
Broweer711/
Breioer710/
Browier710/
Braweer710/
Breyeer710/
Breuher710/
Braiyer710/
Broer673,494/
Bryer673,261/
Brair672,823/
Brear671,748/
Bruer671,684/
Breur671,074/
Braer67347/
Breir67217/
Broihier67115/
Breuherr6774/
Brouhier6764/
Breshear6731/
Bruihier6725/
Braihier6713/
Breiherr676/
Breugger672/
Breagger672/
Breogger671/
Breyaier671/
Brhegger671/
Breahier671/
Breyherr671/
Brishear670/
Broir670/

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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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  • 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 Briejer
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