Briseño Surname
Approximately 33,432 people bear this surname
Briseño Surname Definition:
From "brisa" with a suffix of pleasant endearment resulting in "a most favorable breeze." Briseño is the name of a place in Manabi, Ecuador.
This surname may also be the juxtaposition of the Celtic "brigh" - strength - and Castilian apocope "seño-señor" - that is, "Mr.
Read More About This SurnameBriseño Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 32,034 | 1:3,875 | 528 |
| Argentina | 436 | 1:98,035 | 8,263 |
| Colombia | 290 | 1:164,738 | 4,532 |
| Nicaragua | 132 | 1:45,614 | 1,378 |
| Ecuador | 124 | 1:128,273 | 6,731 |
| Peru | 118 | 1:269,357 | 10,712 |
| Chile | 69 | 1:255,311 | 7,659 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Venezuela | 51 | 1:592,237 | 10,648 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Briseno (9,671) & Briseńo (1) are calculated separately.
Briseño (46) may also be a first name.
Briseño Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From "brisa" with a suffix of pleasant endearment resulting in "a most favorable breeze." Briseño is the name of a place in Manabi, Ecuador.
This surname may also be the juxtaposition of the Celtic "brigh" - strength - and Castilian apocope "seño-señor" - that is, "Mr. energy."
Briseño Demographics
Average Male Briseño Height
172.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Briseño Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briseño Come From? nationality or country of origin
Briseño occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Briseno or Briseńo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Briseño? popularity and diffusion
Briseño is the 16,600th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 217,981 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Briseño are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name globally It is held by 46 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 32,034 people, or 1 in 3,875. In Mexico it is most common in: Jalisco, where 24 percent reside, México, where 12 percent reside and Mexico City, where 10 percent reside. Besides Mexico this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Colombia, where 1 percent reside.
Briseño Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Briseño has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Briseño Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Briseño earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,031 per year and in Colombia they earn 33.44% more than the national average, earning $30,294,600 COP per year.
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Footnotes
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