Brynja Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Brynja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brynja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Brynja (702) may also be a first name.

Brynja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brynja is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brynja.

How Common Is The Last Name Brynja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brynja are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia. Brynja is also the 311,884th most common given name throughout the world, held by 702 people.

The surname Brynja is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 67 percent are found and Skåne County, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden Brynja is found in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brnja91188/
Brynza832,396/
Brinja83114/
Brnjas8374/
Brynje8318/
Brynia8313/
Brynya836/
Bruinja7722/
Bruynje778/
Brynjer777/
Brynzai773/
Brynzea771/
Brynsza771/
Brenjas771/
Brnca7310/
Brnza731/
Brnsa730/
Bryndzia71228/
Brynsaas7128/
Brynzach711/
Brenjast711/
Brinza676,237/
Brenya675,592/
Brenca67608/
Brenha67469/
Brinca67443/
Brinsa67346/
Brenza67340/
Brinji67243/
Brinjy67199/
Brenjo67190/
Brnjoš67129/
Brenia67109/
Brinia67106/
Brynie6769/
Bregna6761/
Brigna6739/
Brynge6714/
Brenje6712/
Brnjos679/
Brînza678/
Brinya676/
Brinje674/
Brinjo674/
Brensa672/
Vrynia671/
Bryneé671/
Vrenja671/
Vrynza671/
Brenji671/

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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 Brynja
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