Briekwa Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

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

Briekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2131:254,35525,748
England11:55,718,059489,080

Briekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briekwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briekwa? popularity and diffusion

Briekwa is the 1,129,067th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname Briekwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Briekwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 254,355. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 60 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 18 percent live and Northern Cape, where 13 percent live. Barring South Africa Briekwa is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Briekwa Last Name Statistics demography

Briekwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.21% less than the national average, earning R 115,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brieckwa931/
Brikwa92366/
Brekwa921/
Brickwa8679/
Brikwai861/
Breekwa861/
Bruikwa861/
Brickway802/
Breckway800/
Breakway800/
Brrekway800/
Briqwa776/
Brukwa772/
Brikwe771/
Bregwa771/
Brigway710/
Brickwheat710/
Brickwey671/
Bruckway671/
Brekwith670/

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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 Briekwa
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