Briecher Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Briecher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briecher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Briecher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briecher is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Briecher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Briecher is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Briecher are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Briecher is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 47 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside. Beside South Africa Briecher occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Briecher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Briecher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briecher surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Briecher Last Name Statistics demography

Briecher earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.57% less than the national average, earning R 110,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brecher932,955/
Bricher93214/
Brieche937/
Briecer931/
Britcher88968/
Broicher88386/
Breecher88206/
Bruecher88174/
Breacher8892/
Braicher8835/
Bretcher8828/
Braecher8824/
Broecher8821/
Brechert8819/
Breycher8816/
Breicher8815/
Brechere884/
Briocher883/
Briheche882/
Briecker881/
Brecheer881/
Brecherr881/
Brichert880/
Briece8618/
Brietsche828/
Bruitcher826/
Britcherd821/
Brittcher821/
Braitcher821/
Breacherd820/
Breitcher820/
Breuchert820/
Bricheart820/
Brieger802,776/
Brücher801,754/
Brucher801,211/
Brekher80133/
Briejer8081/
Brieser8047/
Brächer8027/
Brieker8015/
Brièche801/
Brehher801/
Brechir801/
Briechi800/
Breitseher7852/
Brecherová7819/
Bruetscher780/
Braucher75466/
Brüchert75236/
Brachear7583/
Broucher7544/
Brechior754/
Breykher753/
Briicker751/
Brechoir751/
Breitscherd740/
Briese714,484/
Breger711,781/
Brechoire71195/
Briger71179/
Brieze71124/
Briege71110/
Brejer7189/
Brechaire7149/
Brijer7133/
Brieje714/
Brigger67694/
Bregger67491/
Breijer67324/
Briycha67169/
Breeger6790/
Braizer6741/
Breiger6740/
Braiger6726/
Breager6721/
Breizer6719/
Briegge6711/
Briesse6711/
Broijer678/
Bruiger676/
Breyger676/
Breyzer673/
Wrieger672/
Vrieser672/
Briyger671/
Vriezer671/
Breejer671/
Breuger671/
Briesha670/
Bruizer670/
Braucer670/

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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 Briecher
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