Le Braz Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Le Braz Surname Definition:
(Armoric), the Great or Fat. (variant: le Grand and le Long.)
Read More About This SurnameLe Braz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Le Braz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Armoric), the Great or Fat. (variant: le Grand and le Long.)
User-submitted Reference
It is a Breton surname. It comes from braz, meaning 'big' in Breton language. The original surname is likely Ar Braz with the Breton definite article ar. It is thought that at the time of transcription of names, French clerks replaced the Breton article with the French equivalent, as happened with many Breton surnames: Le Hir, Le Meur, Le Bihan.
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Where Does The Last Name Le Braz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Le Braz is found most in France. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Le Braz? popularity and diffusion
Le Braz is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Le Braz are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Le Braz is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,019,215. In France Le Braz is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 50 percent live, Île-de-France, where 41 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent live. Besides France Le Braz occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bras | 86 | 8,124 | / |
| Le Bray | 86 | 161 | / |
| Le Brat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Le Brau | 86 | 0 | / |
| Le Braud | 80 | 4 | / |
| Le Brash | 80 | 0 | / |
| Le Brasse | 75 | 45 | / |
| Le Broc | 71 | 55 | / |
| Le-Bras | 71 | 30 | / |
| Le Vray | 71 | 7 | / |
| Le Vrai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Le Brou | 71 | 2 | / |
| La Bras | 71 | 1 | / |
| La Bray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Le Brot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Le Broch | 67 | 169 | / |
| La Brash | 67 | 56 | / |
| Le Breus | 67 | 3 | / |
| La Braud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Brooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| La Brach | 67 | 0 | / |
| Le-Brasse | 63 | 1 | / |
| La Brache | 63 | 1 | / |
| La Broy | 57 | 12 | / |
| La Brot | 57 | 2 | / |
| La Broi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Le Vrey | 57 | 1 | / |
| La Brooy | 53 | 552 | / |
| La Brose | 53 | 2 | / |
| La Brosse | 50 | 30 | / |
| La Broche | 50 | 0 | / |
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