Briefs Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Briefs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 110 | 1:731,868 | 55,248 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Briefs Demographics
Briefs Political Affiliation
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Briefs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briefs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Briefs is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Briefs? popularity and diffusion
Briefs is the 1,447,279th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Briefs live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 731,868. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent live, Hesse, where 7 percent live and Bavaria, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany Briefs exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.
Briefs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Briefs surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.
Briefs earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief | 91 | 1,006 | / |
| Brieff | 83 | 26 | / |
| Briffs | 83 | 5 | / |
| Brieft | 83 | 2 | / |
| Briefe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Briebs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brews | 73 | 250 | / |
| Briev | 73 | 9 | / |
| Brieb | 73 | 0 | / |
| Brufs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Briew | 73 | 0 | / |
| Briebsch | 71 | 33 | / |
| Briefová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brivce | 67 | 4 | / |
| Brewst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brebsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bribsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brehif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brewse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Braevss | 62 | 6 | / |
| Brujevs | 62 | 2 | / |
| Brevz | 55 | 3 | / |
| Bryev | 55 | 3 | / |
| Vrivs | 55 | 2 | / |
| Brouws | 50 | 45 | / |
| Brhiib | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bhriib | 50 | 2 | / |
| Brehwz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bhrgev | 50 | 1 | / |
| Breavx | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Briefs
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