Briones Surname

2,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Briones Surname Definition:

"Brigh" is a Celtic word that means force and therefore the "Briones" are the strong and powerful.

A Riojano name from the villa Briones, a division of Haro. Later in Castile with new houses in Toledo, Medina de Rioseco and Andalusia.

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Briones Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines65,2111:1,55297
Mexico50,9201:2,438354
Ecuador26,6641:59784
Chile16,2611:1,083230
United States14,6391:24,7603,114
Peru9,0011:3,531584
Spain5,2311:8,9371,063
Nicaragua4,1341:1,456272
Honduras1,7971:4,906489
Argentina1,7341:24,6502,058
Costa Rica1,3241:3,610345
Guatemala9281:17,3301,476
Canada4231:87,1059,640
France3141:211,53732,901
Brazil2581:829,74530,014
Venezuela2531:119,3844,052
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Panama1541:25,4041,571
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
England581:960,65648,451
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
Guam211:7,6251,143
El Salvador201:317,1942,462
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
China41:341,830,39216,990
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Brioñes (2) & Briónes (1) are calculated separately.

Briones (135) may also be a first name.

Briones Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Brigh" is a Celtic word that means force and therefore the "Briones" are the strong and powerful.

A Riojano name from the villa Briones, a division of Haro. Later in Castile with new houses in Toledo, Medina de Rioseco and Andalusia. One branch in Canary Islands.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Briones Last Name Facts

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

The surname Briones (Arabic: بريونس, Russian: Брионес) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Brioñes or Briónes. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Briones? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,788th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 36,372 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Briones live; 32 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Briones is also the 797,647th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 135 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 65,211 people, or 1 in 1,552. In The Philippines Briones is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 25 percent live, Central Luzon, where 15 percent live and National Capital Region, where 13 percent live. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 85 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 25 percent live and Ecuador, where 13 percent live.

Briones Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Briones has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briones surname expanded 44,361 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Briones Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Briones last name are 42.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Briones earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,842 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.17% less than the national average, earning $18,123,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning $37,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $46,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brioñes952/
Briónes951/
Brionnes9311/
Brionees934/
Brioness933/
Breiones932/
Bruiones932/
Brionese931/
Brioones931/
Brines921,773/
Brione92253/
Brionez86996/
Brionne86866/
Bruines86352/
Breines86323/
Brineus86196/
Braione86190/
Braines86172/
Brianes8689/
Brionis8641/
Briosne8630/
Broines8628/
Vriones8628/
Bringes8623/
Brienes8621/
Breones8621/
Brinesh867/
Bryones866/
Brignes864/
Brioner863/
Brionea861/
Brionex861/
Brinest861/
Brjones861/
Brionet861/
Bruione861/
Brinese860/
Broione860/
Brioney860/
Briness860/
Brianese80321/
Bruijnes80275/
Brajones8093/
Breisnes8088/
Brionnet8085/
Bragione8010/
Brionice803/
Brinesse802/
Bruineis802/
Bregione802/
Bruinnes801/
Brajione801/
Brinheys800/
Brenes7752,009/
Brinis775,005/
Brioni771,463/
Briñes77540/
Briane77495/
Brynes77359/
Brinez77337/
Briony77205/
Briona7720/
Breone775/
Bryone775/
Vrione772/
Brinäs771/
Brinès771/
Brénes771/
Bregianes759/
Brihanesh751/
Brihane712,255/
Breneus71420/
Brianez71287/
Brainis71250/
Brianne71208/
Vrionis71155/
Bruynes71112/
Breneis71105/
Brianis7168/
Briniss7160/
Vreones7126/
Brenets7123/
Breynes7115/
Breanes7110/
Breinis7110/
Vrionez7110/
Brenesh719/
Breonis718/
Braynes716/
Brianer716/
Bringis716/
Brainez715/
Brinice715/
Brianey713/
Bryonne713/
Bryneus713/
Brainys713/
Brionna712/
Breness712/
Brujnes712/
Bryonis712/
Breonez712/
Brioniz712/
Breyone711/
Brieona711/
Brijane711/
Bryness711/
Brionio711/
Bregnes711/
Breunes711/
Britnez711/
Brinece711/
Brinios711/
Brinise711/
Brianex711/
Brignez711/
Breenes710/
Brehone710/
Brynies710/
Bruijnis67136/
Bragioni67112/
Briannis6724/
Bryanets678/
Brieanne678/
Brinisse675/
Breneshe674/
Breneise673/
Brenesch673/
Brehenes673/
Brehoney672/
Breinech671/
Brajnesh671/
Bregioni671/
Brignais671/
Brinhuis671/
Brainiez671/
Brainice671/
Brainiss671/
Brihanie671/
Bryhnets671/
Breohney670/
Bruinice670/

Briones Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briones in the Russian language
Брионесbriones-
Briones in the Arabic language
بريونسbrywns-

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