Brihier Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Brihier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brihier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1281:518,92871,816
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Brihier Last Name Facts

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

Brihier is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brihier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brihier is the 1,573,888th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Brihier is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Brihier reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Brihier is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 518,928. In France Brihier is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent live, Île-de-France, where 24 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent live. Other than France this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broihier93115/
Bruihier9325/
Braihier9313/
Briher9213/
Brohier861,908/
Brehier861,000/
Bruhier86313/
Bréhier8624/
Brieher8612/
Breiher8610/
Broiher864/
Briiere861/
Brhaier861/
Brigier861/
Brier835,543/
Brouhier8064/
Bruhiere8061/
Breiherr806/
Briegier802/
Breahier801/
Brishear800/
Briere7713,053/
Breier776,240/
Braier77454/
Bruher7772/
Brijer7733/
Broier7732/
Brioir7723/
Bruier7714/
Bryher7712/
Brieer776/
Briear774/
Brzier773/
Brijir772/
Brgier772/
Brietr771/
Briyer771/
Briesr771/
Brheur770/
Brithauer750/
Breishear750/
Bricheart750/
Brithower750/
Brugier711,060/
Brigger71694/
Brygier71680/
Brierre71570/
Breijer71324/
Briejer7181/
Breeher7159/
Brueher7153/
Breiert7130/
Britthouer7122/
Bruiere719/
Broijer718/
Brégier715/
Breuier714/
Breiere714/
Broyier713/
Brahear712/
Briyere712/
Breithauer711/
Britthauer711/
Broheer711/
Broyher711/
Brieard711/
Braaier711/
Brahuer711/
Braiyer710/
Breuher710/
Brijere710/
Breioer710/
Browier710/
Brieyer710/
Broer673,494/
Bryer673,261/
Brair672,823/
Breer671,799/
Brear671,748/
Bruer671,684/
Breur671,074/
Brger67352/
Braer67347/
Breir67217/
Breuherr6774/
Breshear6731/
Breijere6730/
Broeijer6713/
Vrier679/
Brüer676/
Brojgier672/
Bruyiere671/
Brhegger671/
Broygier671/
Brujiere671/
Breyherr671/
Bréer671/
Brejr671/
Breigger670/
Breairhe670/
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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brihier
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