Briffault Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Briffault Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briffault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5501:120,76918,270
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
United States211:17,259,949572,238
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Briffault Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briffault is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briffault? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 503,825th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Briffault reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 120,769. In France Briffault is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 35 percent live, Île-de-France, where 28 percent live and Normandy, where 11 percent live. Apart from France this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Briffault Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Briffault has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Briffault surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briffault Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Briffault last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Briffault earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $48,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briffaut941,209/
Brifault9461/
Briffauet892/
Brifaults891/
Brifaut88119/
Briffau881/
Briffat881/
Briffaud82805/
Briffaux82115/
Briffeau828/
Briffa803,833/
Brifat801/
Briffeaux781/
Briffaz75188/
Brifaud754/
Briffas751/
Briffot751/
Brifaux751/
Breffat751/
Brifu7118/
Brifa7113/
Briffoud7110/
Briffoux711/
Brifas6721/
Breffa6716/
Brifah672/
Brifou671/
Breitfuld671/
Breffu670/

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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 Briffault
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