Briffett Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Wales

Briffett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briffett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1861:198,09519,415
England1421:392,38127,229
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Wales251:123,7819,267
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Briffett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briffett occurs in Canada more than any other country/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 Briffett? popularity and diffusion

Briffett is the 663,740th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Briffett reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 198,095. In Canada Briffett is primarily concentrated in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 46 percent live, Ontario, where 32 percent live and Quebec, where 9 percent live. Beside Canada this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Briffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Briffett has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Briffett last name increased 268 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briffett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Briffett surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Briffett earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briffette9411/
Brisffett941/
Briffet933/
Bruffett88414/
Briffitt8869/
Briffets880/
Briffe86143/
Brifet861/
Bruffeitt821/
Brisfette821/
Briffer805/
Bruffet805/
Briffit803/
Brioffe801/
Brifget801/
Brufett801/
Breffet800/
Breffitt75117/
Bruffitt750/
Briffa713,833/
Breffe7197/
Briffi7155/
Breife7117/
Brefet716/
Brifer713/
Briefe712/
Briffy711/
Bresfette711/
Brisfer67115/
Breffit6735/
Breyffe671/
Bruffit670/
Breffey670/
Breffer670/
Briffis670/

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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 Briffett
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