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Where Does The Last Name Briest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Briest is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Briest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 444,963^rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Briest are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Briest is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 242,486. In Germany Briest is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 31 percent are found, Berlin, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Briest occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 25 percent are found.

Briest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Briest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briest last name rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briest Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Briest surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Briest earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,365 USD per year.