Brilej Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Brilej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brilej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2271:10,9592,595
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Brilej Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brilej is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brilej? popularity and diffusion

Brilej is the 1,038,570th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname Brilej is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brilej live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Brilej is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 10,959. In Slovenia Brilej is most common in: Savinja, where 52 percent are found, Lower Sava, where 27 percent are found and Central Sava, where 9 percent are found. Other than Slovenia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brile9187/
Brlej9159/
Brilj9140/
Briley837,687/
Briles831,800/
Braile83965/
Briele83260/
Briole83175/
Briler8317/
Bruile8311/
Broile8310/
Brilee834/
Brisle833/
Brilea832/
Brilet832/
Brilje832/
Britle831/
Breile831/
Brailey772,094/
Brittle771,910/
Brisley771,290/
Breiler77218/
Broiles77210/
Brailer77166/
Braille77100/
Briehle7741/
Brileya7739/
Brieley7721/
Broiler7720/
Brislee7719/
Breille7712/
Bruille777/
Briglie775/
Britley773/
Broilet773/
Breiley772/
Brailee772/
Brisler771/
Brihley771/
Brilesh771/
Brislet771/
Brailes771/
Britles771/
Brailhe771/
Bruiley770/
Britler770/
Britlee770/
Broilee770/
Britlle770/
Brihler770/
Brule736,904/
Brila73526/
Brili73259/
Brily7387/
Bryle7331/
Brele7328/
Brilé731/
Brüle731/
Wrile730/
Vrile730/
Breitler71557/
Broillet71525/
Broisler71216/
Brittles71166/
Breiller71113/
Breillet71112/
Breisler7193/
Britelle7193/
Braillet7171/
Bretille7160/
Brilouet7119/
Bruihler7115/
Bruillet7114/
Briljova719/
Braitler717/
Braisler716/
Bruilhet713/
Brailley712/
Braillie712/
Breilley711/
Braihler711/
Brailler711/
Broiller711/
Braisley710/
Brittley710/
Brislowe710/
Brittler710/
Braitley710/
Brisleip710/
Briselle710/
Britlett710/
Brislaue710/
Bruley672,290/
Braila671,414/
Brelet67648/
Brilha67530/
Bryles67334/
Brelje67300/
Brilis67194/
Brejla67192/
Breulj67192/
Brulea67147/
Brulle67138/
Brhili67138/
Breili67120/
Britiller67119/
Bresle67103/
Broili67100/
Brelie6776/
Brelea6776/
Brulee6766/
Brayle6762/
Brilio6761/
Wriley6757/
Bryley6745/
Briely6741/
Brittelle6737/
Bretiller6730/
Breila6725/
Broyle6720/
Breler6720/
Breley6718/
Brilia6716/
Bryler6715/
Bresilley6715/
Brylet6713/
Braily6710/
Briela6710/
Wreile6710/
Bruele676/
Braili676/
Brilay674/
Brehle673/
Brichelle673/
Bretillet673/
Brilya672/
Breale672/
Brytle672/
Brylie672/
Breele672/
Broila672/
Brésilley672/
Brajle672/
Brejle671/
Breule671/
Breyle671/
Briliy671/
Broillett671/
Broily671/
Wriler671/
Wriole671/
Brulei671/
Breily671/
Braisller671/
Breisller671/
Brejła671/
Breleu671/
Brichille671/
Brälye671/
Brulhe671/
Brailă671/
Brzili671/
Britli671/
Brelei671/
Bretle670/
Brylee670/
Brulie670/
Broittler670/
Vriley670/
Whrile670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brilej
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