Briesen Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Briesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 66 | 1:174,192 | 23,583 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Briesen (17) may also be a first name.
Briesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Briesen occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Briesen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Briesen is the 1,328,442nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Briesen occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Briesen reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Briesen is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.
The surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 174,192. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 62 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 36 percent live and Walloon Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent live and Aruba, where 19 percent live.
Briesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Briesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Briesen last name fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Briesen
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