Briel Surname

102,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

Briel Surname Definition:

Place name in South Holland.

Briel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5201:35,6434,566
Germany1,4571:55,2547,167
United States7751:467,68939,813
France3051:217,77933,834
Brazil1281:1,672,45654,891
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Canada381:969,62173,252
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Cuba361:320,0755,584
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Austria91:946,15970,786
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Norway81:642,78647,258
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

The alternate forms: Briël (2) are calculated separately.

Briel (441) may also be a first name.

Briel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in South Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Briel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briel (Russian: Бриель) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Briël. Click here for further potential spellings of Briel.

How Common Is The Last Name Briel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 102,351st most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,582,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Briel reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 408,221st most prevalent given name on earth, held by 441 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,520 people, or 1 in 35,643. In South Africa Briel is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 47 percent live, North West, where 13 percent live and Limpopo, where 10 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Briel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Briel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Briel last name rose 351 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Briel surname are 13.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Briel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.97% less than the national average, earning 245,818 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 106.3% more than the national average, earning R 490,236 per year; in United States they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $48,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $40,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briël932/
Briele91260/
Briehl91211/
Briell91121/
Brietl9127/
Breiel917/
Braiel916/
Bruiel915/
Brihel912/
Brziel911/
Brriel911/
Brgiel911/
Brel894,935/
Bril894,334/
Briesel83516/
Breitel83424/
Brielle83400/
Briehle8341/
Bruijel8334/
Breisel8320/
Bregiel836/
Brugiel835/
Braitel834/
Brigiel833/
Breieel831/
Braisel831/
Brietel831/
Briggel830/
Broisel830/
Brill8024,914/
Bruel805,399/
Briol802,326/
Breil802,299/
Brell801,401/
Bruil801,122/
Brehl80866/
Breul80843/
Brail80465/
Breal80340/
Breyl80208/
Broel80208/
Breel80187/
Brejl8048/
Broil8045/
Brael8032/
Wriel805/
Bhril804/
Bryel804/
Brijl802/
Brilt802/
Brelt801/
Brrel801/
Brzel801/
Vriel801/
Brgil801/
Brihl800/
Brild800/
Breihele771/
Brahaiel771/
Broissel770/
Briehtel770/
Brl7594/
Breuil735,508/
Braile73965/
Bruehl73814/
Breuel73451/
Bruell73366/
Broehl73223/
Breilh73157/
Brauel73138/
Breehl73136/
Brouel73134/
Breyel73126/
Broell7397/
Brijil7370/
Brehel7356/
Bruyel7352/
Breuhl7344/
Brojel7343/
Bruijl7341/
Browel7337/
Breull7335/
Broijl7333/
Breall7325/
Brajil7325/
Bruihl7322/
Brijal7319/
Brayel7319/
Briihl7312/
Bruile7311/
Braill7311/
Braell7310/
Breihl7310/
Brigli7310/
Brealt7310/
Broile7310/
Breyal739/
Brujel738/
Breell737/
Brejal736/
Briyol736/
Braisl735/
Brijol735/
Bryhel735/
Breult734/
Brzell733/
Brehil733/
Brawel733/
Bryial733/
Breale732/
Breiul732/
Breisl732/
Breilø732/
Brojil732/
Brilld732/
Bryell731/
Brajel731/
Breial731/
Brejle731/
Breule731/
Breyil731/
Breyle731/
Brujil731/
Brzail731/
Brreal731/
Breahl731/
Brhail731/
Breile731/
Breiol731/
Briiol731/
Brioil731/
Bhreel731/
Bhrjel731/
Brejel731/
Briill731/
Broild731/
Brellt730/
Brrill730/
Breill730/
Braihl730/
Breihelle713/
Braysield712/
Beherield710/
Bryl676,902/
Browell67935/
Breuilh67330/
Brousil67288/
Vrel67246/
Braille67100/
Broutel6778/
Brilova6743/
Broggel6735/
Brelova6730/
Børrild6725/
Brýl6725/
Breuell6724/
Breutel6721/
Breyell6717/
Brawell6716/
Brauell6716/
Brelová6715/
Brilová6715/
Braggil6713/
Breille6712/
Braouel679/
Geebrel679/
Breytel678/
Vril678/
Brihäll678/
Bruille677/
Brél677/
Brijall674/
Breuill674/
Bhreyal673/
Brül672/
Breihil671/
Breiult671/
Bruhjel671/
Brujell671/
Brojile671/
Broyhil671/
D'Brell671/
Bhrijal671/
Wriesel671/
Breggil671/
Broucil671/
Bruitil671/
Brijile671/
Bréelle671/
Bruysel671/
Bragieł671/
Brailhe671/
Brll671/
Brlp671/
Brayell670/
Browele670/
Breasle670/
Broyill670/
Bryelle670/
Brouell670/
Braysel670/
Brayeel670/
Brehall670/
Breucel670/
Breusel670/
Bruggel670/

Briel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briel in the Russian language
Бриельbriel-

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