Briken Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Briken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Briken (258) may also be a first name.

Briken Last Name Facts

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

Briken (Oriya: ବିେକନ) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briken? popularity and diffusion

Briken is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Briken is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Briken live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 554,411th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 258 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hamburg, where 73 percent live, Berlin, where 7 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Outside of Germany Briken is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Briken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Briken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briken last name decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bricken92313/
Brisken9250/
Breiken9227/
Brieken921/
Brikn9117/
Brickeen8693/
Brikienė8612/
Breicken860/
Brikin8399/
Bricen8369/
Breken8348/
Bruken838/
Briekn833/
Briknk831/
Bryken831/
Brekken771,073/
Brücken77491/
Brucken77266/
Brecken77233/
Britkin77130/
Brikina7780/
Brekeen7773/
Brickem7730/
Vrijken7724/
Breikyn7723/
Brickin777/
Brikinn774/
Brichen774/
Breikin772/
Breeken772/
Brekenn771/
Breuken771/
Bredken771/
Brejken771/
Brekien771/
Breaken771/
Braikin771/
Brreken770/
Bresken770/
Bricn731/
Brecn730/
Brukn730/
Bricking71232/
Bruecken7180/
Breikyna7135/
Breckeen7112/
Breskend716/
Brekienė715/
Brukienė713/
Briskind712/
Brickina712/
Brishkin712/
Breikina711/
Vreijken711/
Brykin671,343/
Vreken67155/
Brekne67152/
Brykyn67129/
Brekin6757/
Brecin6720/
Brukin6718/
Brukén6710/
Bricín677/
Brycen675/
Briceñ673/
Braicn672/
Bricin671/
Brekem671/
Brycin671/
Brekyn671/
Breicking670/

Briken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briken in the Oriya language
ବିେକନbiekana-

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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 Briken
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