Briefer Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Briefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Austria221:387,06540,442
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Briefer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briefer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Briefer? popularity and diffusion

Briefer is the 1,628,521st most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Briefer occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Briefer are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is primarily found in: Arizona, where 16 percent live, Massachusetts, where 15 percent live and New Jersey, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Briefer occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 28 percent live and Austria, where 18 percent live.

Briefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Briefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Briefer surname increased 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Briefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Briefer last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

Briefer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brifer923/
Briefe922/
Brisfer86115/
Brefere8659/
Briffer865/
Brewfer861/
Breefer860/
Bredfer860/
Breffer860/
Brisfert8030/
Brisfere8012/
Brueffer806/
Breffere805/
Brifferd801/
Briefi779/
Brufer772/
Brefre771/
Breihofer7515/
Brisferre751/
Brüffer71146/
Bruffer7114/
Bréfere711/
Brephere671/
Braufere671/
Breffier671/
Brausferd630/
Broufir571/
Bruffir570/

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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 Briefer
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