Bricola Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Bricola Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to the French and Occitanian verb bricoler, which means 'tinkering' or 'doing manual labour'.

Bricola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5371:113,88618,941
France801:830,28498,964
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Brícola (1) are calculated separately.

Bricola (11) may also be a first name.

Bricola Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to the French and Occitanian verb bricoler, which means 'tinkering' or 'doing manual labour'.

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Bricola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bricola is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Brícola. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bricola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 476,328th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,381,120 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bricola are found; 77 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent are found in Italic Europe. Bricola is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 113,886. In Italy Bricola is most prevalent in: Piedmont, where 47 percent reside, Lombardy, where 29 percent reside and Liguria, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Italy it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

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