Briou Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Morocco

Briou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1951:340,62951,332
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Briou Last Name Facts

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

Briou is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Briou.

How Common Is The Last Name Briou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Briou is the 814,680th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Briou reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 340,629. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 45 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 28 percent are found and Brittany, where 7 percent are found. Outside of France it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brijou914/
Briu89173/
Brijoux833/
Brieu80595/
Broju80152/
Briju8044/
Brião8025/
Brius8020/
Brihu8013/
Briua801/
Vriou801/
Briut801/
Brițu801/
Breou800/
Brieau73339/
Brejou7386/
Bërziu7359/
Breous734/
Briuts733/
Brégou733/
Breius733/
Brijoo732/
Brehou732/
Bréjou732/
Broioe731/
Brieuy731/
Briush731/
Broyus731/
Briutt731/
Briuhs731/
Brijju731/
Broius730/
Bruius730/
Briault671,171/
Bräu67734/
Brejoux6727/
Braujou6725/
Wriu6710/
Brehout676/
Brió675/
Bryu672/
Brju672/
Bréjoux671/
Breiult671/
Beșeriu671/

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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 Briou
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