Brière Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Brière Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 278 | 1:132,538 | 13,752 |
| France | 134 | 1:495,692 | 69,430 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Briere (13,053) & Briére (3) are calculated separately.
Brière Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brière Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brière has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also be found as a variant: Briere or Briére. For other potential spellings of Brière click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brière? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 675,256th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Brière are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Gallo-North America.
The surname Brière is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 132,538. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 96 percent live, Ontario, where 3 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 0 percent live. Other than Canada Brière is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 30 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briere | 94 | 13,053 | / |
| Briére | 94 | 3 | / |
| Bryère | 83 | 1 | / |
| Brierre | 77 | 570 | / |
| Brierey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brieres | 77 | 2 | / |
| Briiere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Brierer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Breaire | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brijere | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brier | 73 | 5,543 | / |
| Bruhiere | 71 | 61 | / |
| Breijere | 71 | 30 | / |
| Brouyère | 71 | 19 | / |
| Brieriey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bruyiere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brujiere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Breairhe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Briery | 67 | 218 | / |
| Briera | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bryere | 67 | 51 | / |
| Brieri | 67 | 47 | / |
| Brijer | 67 | 33 | / |
| Brioir | 67 | 23 | / |
| Briher | 67 | 13 | / |
| Brieer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Brzier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brijir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brgier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brietr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Briyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Briesr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breair | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Brière
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