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 is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Briere or Briére. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brière? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 675,256th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Brière occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Brière reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Gallo-North America.
The last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 132,538. In Canada Brière is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 96 percent are found, Ontario, where 3 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 0 percent are found. Other than Canada Brière is found in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 30 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.
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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