Brihaye Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Brihaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 286 | 1:232,247 | 36,019 |
| Belgium | 140 | 1:82,119 | 12,906 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Brihaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brihaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brihaye is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brihaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 686,443rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The surname Brihaye occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Brihaye are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Brihaye is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 232,247. In France Brihaye is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 27 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 26 percent are found and Occitanie, where 13 percent are found. Other than France Brihaye exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brihay | 92 | 43 | / |
| Briaye | 92 | 7 | / |
| Briehay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brehaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Briye | 83 | 25 | / |
| Briay | 83 | 1 | / |
| B'Rehaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Briaha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Brijay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Briayd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brihai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brijye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brieha | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brihoua | 71 | 30 | / |
| Brijaya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Brehaue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brishea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Briehat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Briey | 67 | 157 | / |
| Bryie | 67 | 78 | / |
| Brioa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Brioy | 67 | 60 | / |
| Brihault | 67 | 17 | / |
| Brehauer | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vriay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Briea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Briej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bryea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Briie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brijawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bryay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Briua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brishoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bricheat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breshaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Briôa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Brihaye
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