Briar Surname
Approximately 882 people bear this surname
Briar Surname Definition:
The same as Brewer, in the local sense.
Briar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 607 | 1:597,132 | 48,676 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:343,315 | 22,014 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 148 | 1:339,315 | 26,182 |
Briar (1,712) may also be a first name.
Briar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The same as Brewer, in the local sense.
Briar Demographics
Average Briar Salary in
United States
$43,557 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Briar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Briar (Russian: Бриар) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Briar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Briar is the 398,988th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,262,524 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Briar live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 185,598th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 1,712 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 607 people, or 1 in 597,132. In The United States Briar is most common in: Indiana, where 12 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Kansas, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Briar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Briar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 410 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Briar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Briar last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Briar last name are 17.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.91% being registered with the party.
The amount Briar earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.44% less than the national average, earning R 200,952 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.2% less than the national average, earning $34,184 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briard | 91 | 3,920 | / |
| Briare | 91 | 70 | / |
| Briart | 91 | 41 | / |
| Brijar | 91 | 34 | / |
| Briear | 91 | 4 | / |
| Brioar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Briarr | 91 | 1 | / |
| Brriard | 83 | 1 | / |
| Brear | 80 | 1,748 | / |
| Bryar | 80 | 695 | / |
| Brior | 80 | 68 | / |
| Vriar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brehar | 73 | 209 | / |
| Bryhar | 73 | 179 | / |
| Bréard | 73 | 59 | / |
| Bryard | 73 | 54 | / |
| Bréart | 73 | 16 | / |
| Brhyar | 73 | 6 | / |
| Brajor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Briore | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bryart | 73 | 1 | / |
| Breear | 73 | 1 | / |
| Breior | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bryare | 73 | 0 | / |
| Brijarová | 71 | 29 | / |
| Brehard | 67 | 58 | / |
| Brehart | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bréhard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bruyear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bryarová | 62 | 1 | / |
| Breor | 60 | 56 | / |
| Bryor | 60 | 4 | / |
| Wryar | 60 | 1 | / |
| Wrear | 60 | 1 | / |
| Breore | 55 | 1 | / |
| Breorr | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bréeur | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bruyor | 55 | 0 | / |
| Breyor | 55 | 0 | / |
| Breoort | 50 | 1 | / |
Briar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Briar in the Russian language | ||
| Бриар | briar | - |
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