Briffa Surname

119,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Briffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta1,9371:22252
Australia6801:39,7005,137
France5461:121,65318,414
England3441:161,97115,135
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Canada701:526,36644,416
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Briffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Briffa (Arabic: بريفا) is borne by more people in Malta than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Briffa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briffa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 119,820th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,901,264 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Briffa reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This last name is most common in Malta, where it is borne by 1,937 people, or 1 in 222. Barring Malta it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Briffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Briffa surname are 22.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Briffa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.89% more than the national average, earning R 268,260 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.01% more than the national average, earning $64,095 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briffaz92188/
Briffau921/
Briffat921/
Briffas921/
Brifa9113/
Briffaut861,209/
Briffaud86805/
Briffaux86115/
Briffeau868/
Bruffa83226/
Briffe83143/
Briffi8355/
Brifas8321/
Breffa8316/
Brifah832/
Briffy831/
Brifat831/
Briffault80652/
Briffeaux801/
Briffod77500/
Brifaut77119/
Briffoz7790/
Bruffau7752/
Briffer775/
Brifaud774/
Briffet773/
Briffit773/
Brioffe771/
Briffot771/
Brifaux771/
Breffat771/
Briffis770/
Brifo73513/
Brefa7312/
Bryfa731/
Brifi731/
Brufa731/
Briffett71452/
Briffitt7169/
Brifault7161/
Briffoud7110/
Briffoux711/
Briffets710/
Brufau67619/
Breffy67150/
Breffe6797/
Breife6717/
Briefi679/
Breffi679/
Brifer673/
Briefe672/
Brifou671/
Brifet671/
Breefa671/
Brifoz671/
Bripha671/
Brufha671/
Brisffett671/

Briffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briffa in the Arabic language
بريفاbryfa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Briffa
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