Briss Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Briss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Algeria771:501,70837,085
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Hungary171:577,42834,558
England101:5,571,806158,774
France101:6,642,272293,169
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Brišš (51) are calculated separately.

Briss (313) may also be a first name.

Briss Last Name Facts

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

Briss (Russian: Брисс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Brišš. For other possible spellings of Briss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Briss is the 801,116th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Briss live; 33 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Briss is also the 496,565th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 313 people.

Briss is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States it is most common in: North Dakota, where 33 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found and Minnesota, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 22 percent are found and Iran, where 11 percent are found.

Briss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Briss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briss last name expanded 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Briss surname are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Briss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 28.14% less than the national average, earning $16,313,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brisse911,652/
Breiss9195/
Briess9132/
Bruiss9119/
Braiss912/
Brissd911/
Brisst911/
Bris892,240/
Brišš8751/
Breisse8358/
Brijsse8330/
Bruisse8313/
Braisse831/
Brischs831/
Brissch830/
Brish802,535/
Brais802,155/
Breis802,129/
Bress801,295/
Bries801,183/
Brise80829/
Brijs80574/
Brist80405/
Brois80378/
Bruis80186/
Brios80137/
Briså8018/
Brisz8017/
Brihs8014/
Bryss805/
Wriss801/
Bróis801/
Bräss801/
Brissova775/
Brraisse771/
Bri751,787/
Breuss73973/
Brisch73772/
Bresse73589/
Braish73314/
Bruijs73310/
Broise73240/
Brysse73235/
Breish73212/
Britse73102/
Breise7389/
Bruist7373/
Bårris7363/
Braids7354/
Braise7347/
Breijs7347/
Bruise7321/
Briesh7317/
Brisht7311/
Brrios7311/
Bristt7310/
Braisz738/
Brisce736/
Breits735/
Brishe732/
Broish732/
Brgess731/
Bruish731/
Brizzs731/
Broist731/
Braist731/
Breess731/
Breids731/
Bruisz731/
Briehs731/
Brgais731/
Brijds731/
Brrais731/
Breass730/
Breist730/
Braais730/
Brizse730/
Brrish730/
Bresst730/
Briosh730/
Brix678,602/
Briz678,367/
Bres675,551/
Brie673,496/
Brid672,893/
Brai672,744/
Breysse672,535/
Brys672,512/
Brij671,818/
Brit671,800/
Breisch671,501/
Brei671,363/
Brio671,320/
Brui671,028/
Broi67557/
Briš67358/
Briesch67324/
Brih67195/
Briy67181/
Broisch67160/
Braisch6797/
Bhri6782/
Brisova6753/
Brès6753/
Vris6733/
Wris679/
Brhi677/
Bruggis676/
Brri676/
Bruisch675/
Brii675/
Brische674/
Brés673/
Brishth672/
Bryi672/
Braysse672/
Briç672/
Bruuies671/
Brischt671/
Bërrios671/
Breesse671/
Briß671/
Brip671/
Brís671/
Breschs671/
Brjs671/
Braggis670/
Braitsh670/
Broisdt670/

Briss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briss in the Russian language
Бриссbriss-

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Briss Reference & Research

Briss DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Briss FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • 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 Briss
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