Briska Surname

318,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Latvia

Briska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5461:324,43717,805
Latvia4671:4,390615
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Greece151:738,65380,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Briška (141), Bríška (11) & Břiská (11) are calculated separately.

Briska (1,710) may also be a first name.

Briska Last Name Facts

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

Briska (Russian: Бриска) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Briška, Bríška or Břiská. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briska? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318,494th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,202,167 people. The surname Briska occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Briska are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Briska is also the 185,729th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 1,710 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 546 people, or 1 in 324,437. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 71 percent reside, Taraba, where 12 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Briska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Briska has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briska last name increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Briska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Briska last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Briska earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $46,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briška94141/
Briskaj9248/
Brieska9223/
Briszka9219/
Brishka9218/
Brziska923/
Braiska921/
Bruiska920/
Bríška8911/
Břiská8911/
Brischka863/
Briski831,140/
Briske83990/
Brisky83710/
Breska83392/
Brisca83360/
Bryska8386/
Briçka8325/
Bréska834/
Brizka830/
Brizskaya801/
Briskey771,308/
Brieske77856/
Briskie77297/
Breszka77208/
Brzeska77190/
Britsky77130/
Briscke7762/
Brzyska7755/
Britske7753/
Brisske7752/
Brieška7732/
Brishke7730/
Bridsky7729/
Briszke7721/
Breisky7718/
Brejska7718/
Britski7713/
Brishky7713/
Braiske7713/
Breiski7713/
Breshka7712/
Bryszka7710/
Briesky779/
Bruskay776/
Briscki774/
Briskee773/
Breskay773/
Briesca773/
Bresska773/
Breiský772/
Brziski772/
Bryshka772/
Breiská771/
Breiske771/
Brieski771/
Bryzska771/
Briskid771/
Briskit771/
Brreska771/
Brishki771/
Bridske771/
Breaska770/
Briskip770/
Briscoa770/
Brischke71381/
Britskiy71112/
Breskaya7141/
Britskey7124/
Brittski7113/
Britscke7113/
Briskett714/
Brzheska712/
Bryskaya711/
Bridskiy711/
Bruiskes711/
Brischea711/
Breschka711/
Breskaja711/
Brisåker711/
Brischki711/
Brzeszka711/
Bruski672,741/
Bruske671,373/
Breske67917/
Breski67883/
Briški67783/
Brusky67773/
Bryski67742/
Brüske67608/
Bresky67575/
Brieschke67381/
Bresca67264/
Bresskaya67160/
Bryske6799/
Bryška6739/
Brezka6732/
Bräske6731/
Breška6729/
Brysky6725/
Břeska6723/
Breśka6720/
Brißke6719/
Bryśka6711/
Bruský679/
Bréška677/
Bruyskaya673/
Břiský672/
Brejschka672/
Breischke671/
Brezskaya671/
Brizki671/
Breský671/
Breyschka671/
Briškaitė671/
Briscă671/

Briska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briska in the Russian language
Брискаbriska-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Briska
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