Brineau Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Brineau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 74 | 1:897,604 | 104,173 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Brineau (45) may also be a first name.
Brineau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brineau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brineau is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brineau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Brineau live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most common given name globally, borne by 45 people.
The last name Brineau is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 897,604. In France it is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 92 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 4 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 3 percent are found. Not including France Brineau exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Brineau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brineau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brineau surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broinea | 86 | 4 | / |
| Brihnea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brignau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brignaud | 80 | 75 | / |
| Brunieau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brinja | 77 | 114 | / |
| Brinia | 77 | 106 | / |
| Brigna | 77 | 39 | / |
| Brinju | 77 | 10 | / |
| Brinya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Brignas | 71 | 631 | / |
| Brinias | 71 | 245 | / |
| Brignou | 71 | 120 | / |
| Bringia | 71 | 98 | / |
| Bhrinya | 71 | 36 | / |
| Bruinja | 71 | 22 | / |
| Brinius | 71 | 20 | / |
| Brignat | 71 | 18 | / |
| Brigney | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bringej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brinyap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brinjee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brinjie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Briniou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brinyuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Britnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brinyoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Briña | 67 | 313 | / |
| Bruinius | 67 | 168 | / |
| Brignatz | 67 | 90 | / |
| Brănețiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bregnaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Breahnea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brignaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brignais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brignach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breignat | 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 Brineau
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