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

The surname Briest is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Briest is the 444,963^rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. Briest occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Briest live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 242,486. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 31 percent are found, Berlin, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Briest surname grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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 Republicans than the national 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.