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 surname Briesen has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Briesen? popularity and diffusion
Briesen is the 1,328,442nd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Briesen live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 17 people.
The surname Briesen is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 174,192. In Belgium Briesen is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 62 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 36 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Belgium this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Aruba, where 19 percent reside.
Briesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Briesen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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