Brès Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Brès Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bres (5,551), Brés (3), Breś (755) & Breš (5) are calculated separately.
Brès Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brès Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brès has its highest incidence in France. It can appear as: Bres, Brés, Breś or Breš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brès? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Brès occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Brès reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Brès is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,845,076. In France Brès is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 64 percent are found, Occitanie, where 31 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 3 percent are found. Besides France this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bres | 92 | 5,551 | / |
| Brés | 92 | 3 | / |
| Brè | 86 | 1 | / |
| Breś | 83 | 755 | / |
| Breš | 83 | 5 | / |
| Brys | 75 | 2,512 | / |
| Bris | 75 | 2,240 | / |
| Brjs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brís | 75 | 1 | / |
| Breus | 67 | 6,476 | / |
| Brest | 67 | 4,955 | / |
| Brees | 67 | 2,750 | / |
| Brish | 67 | 2,535 | / |
| Brais | 67 | 2,155 | / |
| Breis | 67 | 2,129 | / |
| Bress | 67 | 1,295 | / |
| Bries | 67 | 1,183 | / |
| Brise | 67 | 829 | / |
| Brisc | 67 | 730 | / |
| Brese | 67 | 601 | / |
| Brijs | 67 | 574 | / |
| Brist | 67 | 405 | / |
| Brysz | 67 | 403 | / |
| Brois | 67 | 378 | / |
| Briss | 67 | 350 | / |
| Breas | 67 | 325 | / |
| Bresh | 67 | 302 | / |
| Brays | 67 | 200 | / |
| Bruis | 67 | 186 | / |
| Bruys | 67 | 165 | / |
| Brets | 67 | 147 | / |
| Brios | 67 | 137 | / |
| Brzys | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bresz | 67 | 102 | / |
| Bräse | 67 | 93 | / |
| Brysh | 67 | 85 | / |
| Bresc | 67 | 67 | / |
| Bryts | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bryse | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bryds | 67 | 33 | / |
| Brujs | 67 | 24 | / |
| Breys | 67 | 18 | / |
| Briså | 67 | 18 | / |
| Brisz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Brihs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Brehs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Breds | 67 | 8 | / |
| Broys | 67 | 8 | / |
| Brges | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bryst | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bryss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brejs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bresd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Breës | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bräss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bryos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bry's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bróis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bryhs | 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 Brès
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