Brienz Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brienz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brienz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Brienz (5) may also be a first name.

Brienz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brienz occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brienz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Brienz live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 5 people.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada Brienz is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 50 percent are found and Ontario, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Ireland, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brienze9295/
Brenz91511/
Brinz91285/
Briens831,394/
Brintz83100/
Brentz8396/
Brencz8375/
Wrienz8333/
Breinz838/
Brinzt837/
Brindz834/
Broinz834/
Brinze833/
Brenze832/
Breenz832/
Brienx831/
Brensz831/
Bruenz831/
Brendz830/
Brnz802/
Bæhrenz77105/
Brience7773/
Briense7726/
Browenz779/
Briends774/
Bærentz773/
Brioens772/
Brientc771/
Brawenz771/
Brencze771/
Briemze771/
Briyens770/
Brens733,318/
Brinc73317/
Brins7370/
Brenc7365/
Brünz7326/
Brinx733/
Bremz731/
Brynz731/
Brnnz730/
Briggens712/
Briensse711/
Brgeenzh711/
Beherenz711/
Bruins676,545/
Vriens672,351/
Brents671,483/
Broens671,447/
Brinch671,186/
Brence671,176/
Bruens67945/
Brenci67377/
Brench67375/
Brince67162/
Breens67152/
Brinci6798/
Bremze6797/
Breins6764/
Braunz6762/
Brains6753/
Brencs6751/
Brynze6749/
Brinse6747/
Brends6733/
Bremsz6727/
Bryndz6725/
Brints6724/
Breans6720/
Brions6717/
Brenje6712/
Breijsens6711/
Brimse679/
Bærens678/
Brinds677/
Brenst675/
Brinje674/
Brenås674/
Breanx673/
Broins673/
Brense673/
Breëns673/
Braens673/
Breitench672/
Breuns672/
Brinns671/
Bryenc671/
Brimje671/
Bhrens671/
Bremcz671/
Brenøc671/
Breyns671/
Brzins671/
Bremns671/
Briins671/
Bryens670/
Bryins670/
Brensh670/
Brihns670/
Vrintz670/
Brehns670/

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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 Brienz
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