Briffe Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Briffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1141:582,65577,962
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Briffe Last Name Facts

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

Briffe is found most frequently in France. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,478,479th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Briffe are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Briffe is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 582,655. In France Briffe is primarily found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 53 percent are found, Grand Est, where 17 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 15 percent are found. Other than France this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 10 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briffer925/
Briffet923/
Brioffe921/
Briff9152/
Briffett86452/
Briffets860/
Briffa833,833/
Breffe8397/
Briffi8355/
Brieff8326/
Breife8317/
Briffs835/
Brifer833/
Briefe832/
Braffe832/
Briffy831/
Brifet831/
Brif8053/
Brisffett801/
Bruffey77454/
Brüffer77146/
Brisfer77115/
Bruffee7762/
Briffit773/
Brifftt772/
Breyffe771/
Briffis770/
Breffet770/
Breffer770/
Breffey770/
Breff732,385/
Brief731,006/
Brefe7322/
Brifa7313/
Briev739/
Wrife734/
Breif733/
Bhrif733/
Brift732/
Britf731/
Brifi731/
Briew730/
Briffitt7169/
Bruffy67371/
Breffy67150/
Brefie6723/
Breffa6716/
Breihofer6715/
Briefi679/
Breffi679/
Brefet676/
Brifht672/
Brefey671/
Brefee671/
Breefe671/
Brufey670/

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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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  • 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 Briffe
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