Bréhier Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bréhier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bréhier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France221:3,019,215204,848
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Brehier (1,000) are calculated separately.

Bréhier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bréhier is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Brehier. Click here for other possible spellings of Bréhier.

How Common Is The Last Name Bréhier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bréhier are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 3,019,215. In France Bréhier is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 36 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 36 percent reside and Occitanie, where 9 percent reside. Other than France it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and Greece, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brehier951,000/
Brohier861,908/
Bruhier86313/
Brihier86130/
Brégier865/
Brhaier861/
Brier835,543/
Bréer831/
Brhir831/
Broihier80115/
Brouhier8064/
Bruhiere8061/
Bruihier8025/
Braihier8013/
Breahier801/
Briere7713,053/
Breier776,240/
Braier77454/
Breher77390/
Brijer7733/
Broier7732/
Bruier7714/
Briher7713/
Bréger7713/
Bryher7712/
Brieer776/
Briear774/
Brzier773/
Brgier772/
Brietr771/
Briyer771/
Briesr771/
Bréeur771/
Brheur770/
Brie733,496/
Brée7358/
Brir7336/
Brer7334/
Brugier711,060/
Brigger71694/
Brygier71680/
Brierre71570/
Breijer71324/
Brauher71106/
Briejer7181/
Breeher7159/
Brueher7153/
Breiert7130/
Brieher7112/
Breiher7110/
Bruiere719/
Broijer718/
Brigeir717/
Broiher714/
Breuier714/
Breiere714/
Broyier713/
Brahear712/
Briyere712/
Briiere711/
Broheer711/
Broyher711/
Brehaer711/
Brehert711/
Brehher711/
Brieard711/
Brigier711/
Braaier711/
Brahuer711/
Braiyer710/
Breuher710/
Brijere710/
Breioer710/
Browier710/
Brieyer710/
Broer673,494/
Bryer673,261/
Briet673,133/
Brair672,823/
Breer671,799/
Brear671,748/
Bruer671,684/
Bries671,183/
Breur671,074/
Brihi67995/
Briez67971/
Brger67352/
Braer67347/
Brehe67333/
Bried67278/
Brire67225/
Braie67218/
Breir67217/
Briey67157/
Bhrir6783/
Bryie6778/
Breuherr6774/
Breie6769/
Brior6768/
Brere6753/
Broie6744/
Brije6731/
Breshear6731/
Bräuherr6731/
Breijere6730/
Brieß6719/
Broeijer6713/
Brehr6713/
Vrier679/
Briee679/
Briea678/
Briej677/
Breiherr676/
Brehi675/
Brihe673/
Bruie673/
Briër673/
Brert672/
Briegier672/
Bréhé672/
Brojgier672/
Bruyiere671/
Brerd671/
Brhegger671/
Brioe671/
Broygier671/
Bhrer671/
Brujiere671/
Breyherr671/
Briie671/
Briée671/
Brerh671/
Brejr671/
Breigger670/
Brishear670/
Broir670/

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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
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  • 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 Bréhier
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