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

Bré is most common in Portugal. It may be found as a variant: Bre, Brê or Brè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bré? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bré live; 61 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 221,665. Barring Portugal this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

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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