Brislow Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Brislow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brislow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Brislow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brislow is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brislow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Brislow live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

Brislow is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Halland County, where 42 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 33 percent live and Skåne County, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Brislow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brislow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brislowe930/
Brilow920/
Breslow861,244/
Brailow8641/
Brislov861/
Brislaw860/
Breitlow80181/
Bresslow804/
Brylow77124/
Brilov7727/
Brelow775/
Brilyov71430/
Breslaw71362/
Brailov71100/
Breslov7175/
Breslof7152/
Brilova7143/
Bruslov7125/
Briliov718/
Brzilov717/
Briloff714/
Brilovs712/
Broilov711/
Breilov711/
Bretlow711/
Brislav711/
Braylow711/
Bruslaw710/
Brailova67209/
Bresloff67117/
Brieloff6727/
Breslova6722/
Bresslaw6717/
Breslouf6715/
Briliova6711/
Brailoff678/
Brettlow671/
Bruilova671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brislow
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