Briesenick Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Briesenick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briesenick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2391:336,84333,164
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Briesenick Last Name Facts

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

Briesenick has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Briesenick? popularity and diffusion

Briesenick is the 1,006,539th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Briesenick reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 336,843. In Germany Briesenick is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 56 percent reside, Berlin, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briesenic951/
Breisenick900/
Bresonik7829/
Brezonick7447/
Breshenkova67103/
Brezonik6718/
Brezonic671/
Brysenkova6086/
Brizenkova601/
Breżynek561/
Brzezinek5312/
Broucinek5310/
Bryzhenyk531/
Brizinkova504/

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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 Briesenick
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