Brilly Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brilly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1251:37,6723,040
England201:2,785,90397,972
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brilly (436) may also be a first name.

Brilly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brilly is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brilly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,276,805th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Brilly reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 410,680th most common first name globally, held by 436 people.

The last name Brilly is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 37,672. In Ireland Brilly is primarily found in: Leinster, where 99 percent are found and Connaught, where 1 percent are found. Not including Ireland Brilly exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Brilly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brilly has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Brilly last name expanded 658 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brilly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brilly last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brilley92227/
Brillay9239/
Brielly925/
Bruilly922/
Brislly920/
Brislley860/
Brilli833,167/
Brilla83952/
Brille83363/
Brelly833/
Brlley831/
Brillé831/
Brly801/
Brillet771,886/
Brielle77400/
Briller77227/
Briolle7779/
Briolli7744/
Brillis7736/
Brillio7721/
Brielli7717/
Bruille777/
Brillie775/
Brilles774/
Briella773/
Brillia772/
Brzille771/
Brillha771/
Bruelly771/
Broelly770/
Braelly770/
Brley735/
Brlla731/
Brlay731/
Brilloit7147/
Brillois7129/
Brillais7122/
Brillait711/
Brillett710/
Brelle67578/
Brylle67323/
Brylla67271/
Brella67186/
Brelli67129/
Brülle6790/
Brûlle671/
Vrille671/
Brhley671/

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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 Brilly
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