Briedis Surname

158,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Briedis Surname User-submission:

Briedis is one of the oldest Latvian surname and translates as "deer", as in reindeer. In fact, the family crest, as appears in the Latvian 'Brothers' Cemetery in Riga depicts the briedis/reindeer on a shield depicting the

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Briedis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,4181:1,446135
Lithuania6171:4,918777
Australia2311:116,86512,949
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway121:428,52437,411
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Briedis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Briedis is one of the oldest Latvian surname and translates as "deer", as in reindeer. In fact, the family crest, as appears in the Latvian 'Brothers' Cemetery in Riga depicts the briedis/reindeer on a shield depicting the City of Jelgava.

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Briedis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briedis (Russian: Бриедис) is most common in Latvia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Briedis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,807th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,650,981 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Briedis live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 1,418 people, or 1 in 1,446. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 52 percent reside, Semigallia, where 16 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Latvia this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Briedis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Briedis surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Briedis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 70.26% more than the national average, earning 589,232 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning $48,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.85% more than the national average, earning $66,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bredis92309/
Bridis9251/
Bredies8663/
Briedes8624/
Breedis8614/
Bredish867/
Broidis867/
Braidis866/
Breidis862/
Breydis862/
Bredios861/
Briedys861/
Brisdis861/
Bridgis861/
Braidish8012/
Breddish801/
Brisdois801/
Briedges801/
Breidish801/
Brajedis801/
Briheddi801/
Briddish800/
Briede773,223/
Briedj77696/
Bredes77554/
Brieda77544/
Brides77392/
Briedé7767/
Bredys7763/
Brudis7738/
Bridiš7718/
Bridiz779/
Briedè771/
Brediz771/
Briedy770/
Bridys770/
Bridisova752/
Bridisová752/
Bridges7188,718/
Bredice71541/
Braudis71177/
Briddes7168/
Bradeis7154/
Bridich7149/
Bredets7139/
Broides7133/
Brieder7116/
Bryedys7113/
Braides7113/
Brudish7111/
Broedys7110/
Bredich719/
Braydis714/
Bredesh712/
Bredges712/
Brieida711/
Briedge711/
Breedes711/
Breddes710/
Broudis710/
Wriediesch710/
Braidich6778/
Bridgess6729/
Brediche6718/
Briedytė6712/
Bridgesj672/
Bridgees672/
Bridgesh671/
Broidess671/
Briodges671/
Bridetts671/
Bridesse671/
Breidges671/
Breadess670/
Braidges670/
Briddges670/
Brauddis670/
Braudies670/

Briedis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briedis in the Russian language
Бриедисbriedis-

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