Brieven Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Brieven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brieven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium751:153,28921,368
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Brieven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brieven occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brieven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Brieven live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Brieven is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 153,289. In Belgium Brieven is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 59 percent live, Walloon Region, where 37 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Brieven Last Name Statistics demography

Brieven earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breven924/
Briven924/
Britven8624/
Breiven867/
Breeven862/
Brivien861/
Brevean861/
Brevent861/
Brivenn860/
Brittven8010/
Vreven77652/
Brivin7739/
Brevin7721/
Brevén7710/
Bruven772/
Britvin711,105/
Breving71148/
Brevink7186/
Brivina7128/
Vreeven7118/
Brivain7115/
Briving7110/
Braveen714/
Braivin711/
Brevion711/
Brevain711/
Breivin711/
Brevina711/
Bribean711/
Brauven711/
Bruevin711/
Breiving674/

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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
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  • 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 Brieven
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