Bré Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Bré Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bré Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal471:221,6658,706
France251:2,656,909193,074
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Bre (2,157), Brê (1) & Brè (1) are calculated separately.

Bré Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bré is more frequently found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Bre, Brê or Brè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bré? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Bré is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Bré reside; 61 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Bré is most frequent in Portugal, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 221,665. Aside from Portugal Bré is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 32 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bre892,157/
Brê891/
Brè891/
Brée8658/
Bréa8649/
Brés863/
Bra675,053/
Bry673,511/
Bri671,787/
Brä671,323/
Brj6722/
Brá673/

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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 Bré
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