Briels Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Briels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4561:37,0336,236
Belgium1851:62,1449,994
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Briels Last Name Facts

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

Briels is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Briels? popularity and diffusion

Briels is the 456,743rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The last name Briels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Briels are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 37,033. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 61 percent reside, North Brabant, where 21 percent reside and North Holland, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Briels exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Briels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Briels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Briels surname grew 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Briels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Briels surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% registered with the party.

Briels earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,023 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broiels920/
Brils91253/
Brels9123/
Brielles86328/
Breitels8627/
Breuls83663/
Breels83144/
Broils83128/
Bruels83127/
Briols83125/
Bryels8334/
Brills8327/
Brells8316/
Brails831/
Brelsh831/
Brãels831/
Broels830/
Broiles77210/
Breuils7785/
Brelles7732/
Broyels7715/
Bruells7712/
Brilles774/
Breales772/
Brailes771/
Broills771/
Bryiles771/
Breslse770/
Braills770/
Breyles770/
Broilse770/
Brilz73534/
Brüls73307/
Bryls7312/
Bröls732/
Brelz732/
Breulles7151/
Broelsch714/
Brellsch711/
Bruelles711/
Breutels711/
Briolles711/
Breelles711/
Vreuls67550/
Brelje67300/
Brülls67133/
Breuilles6724/
Broyls6710/
Brillz677/
Bruyelles676/
Børløs673/
Bruyseels672/
Brilje672/
Brouls672/
Brühls671/
Brauls671/
Brayls670/

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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
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  • 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 Briels
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