Brieu Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Brieu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brieu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5721:116,12417,489
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Brieu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brieu is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Brieu.

How Common Is The Last Name Brieu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,057th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Brieu live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 572 people, or 1 in 116,124. In France Brieu is primarily concentrated in: Occitanie, where 31 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 21 percent are found and Martinique, where 12 percent are found. Besides France this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 1 percent are found.

Brieu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brieu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brieu last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brieau91339/
Brieuy911/
Briu89173/
Breau804,473/
Briou80342/
Brehu8074/
Briju8044/
Brius8020/
Brihu8013/
Briua801/
Briut801/
Brițu801/
Breou800/
Breeu800/
Brejou7386/
Bërziu7359/
Breoiu7335/
Breeus7328/
Bryeus7327/
Brehus7321/
Brueau736/
Breous734/
Brijou734/
Brehuz734/
Breius733/
Briuts733/
Bryeux732/
Brehou732/
Briutt731/
Bruehu731/
Breeux731/
Briuhs731/
Broioe731/
Brijju731/
Briush731/
Bruius730/
Brehup730/
Breeau730/
Broius730/
Briault671,171/
Bräu67734/
Brehaux6739/
Brehoiu6733/
Brejoux6727/
Brehout676/
Brió675/
Brijoux673/
Brehaud672/
Bryu672/
Brju672/
Brégeau672/
Beșeriu671/
Breeaux671/
Brejhus671/
Breiult671/

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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
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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 Brieu
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