Bristan Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Bristan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bristan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama1411:27,7471,667
Costa Rica841:56,9061,236
United States341:10,660,557428,392
India51:153,413,076951,030
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Bristán (1) are calculated separately.

Bristan (73) may also be a first name.

Bristan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bristan is borne by more people in Panama than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bristán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bristan? popularity and diffusion

Bristan is the 966,131st most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Bristan are found; 84 percent are found in Central America and 84 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,134,117th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 73 people.

The last name Bristan is most widespread in Panama, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 27,747. In Panama Bristan is most frequent in: Darién Province, where 47 percent live, Panamá Province, where 30 percent live and Panamá Oeste Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Panama it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Bristan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bristan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bristan surname grew 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bristan Last Name Statistics demography

Bristan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bristán951/
Bristain9393/
Breistan932/
Bristtan931/
Bristane930/
Britan921,123/
Bristainn881/
Brittan861,864/
Britain861,856/
Briston86937/
Brestan8665/
Brustan8647/
Bristam8612/
Braitan866/
Britane865/
Wristan862/
Britann862/
Breitan862/
Brithan860/
Brittain8019,789/
Bristone80175/
Bridston8063/
Bryshtan8020/
Brittane806/
Brojstan803/
Britatin802/
Brittann802/
Brestant802/
Bhritane801/
Brestgan801/
Britaine801/
Broitgan801/
Bristhon801/
Brittand800/
Brittean800/
Bruiston800/
Braitshtain781/
Briton772,232/
Brytan771,757/
Bretan77878/
Brătan77170/
Britam7761/
Britanova75339/
Breistein75324/
Britanová7553/
Britstone7544/
Brittaine7535/
Britstein754/
Breithand754/
Brittaain751/
Breisston751/
Braistein751/
Bridstein751/
Brishtone751/
Britton7162,581/
Wriston71885/
Braiton71791/
Brixton71216/
Brătean71167/
Breston71107/
Bretean7178/
Bruston7169/
Bretand7133/
Brittam7125/
Breitstone7114/
Vrithan7112/
Bretant7111/
Bryston7110/
Brithon719/
Brieton716/
Britham715/
Braitstein715/
Bryttan714/
Brätean714/
Bretsztajn713/
Bridshtein713/
Bruiton712/
Braytan712/
Britoon712/
Britotn712/
Brethan712/
Britāne712/
Breidstein711/
Bretsztain711/
Brettan711/
Brhiton711/
Bridshteyn711/
Britaim711/
Britein711/
Britonn711/
Breitam711/
Brestam711/
Bridton710/
Bristom710/
Breiton710/
Brihton710/
Brgiton710/
Bretagne672,300/
Brustein67378/
Breaston6751/
Breitton6710/
Braitone6710/
Braithon676/
Bretayne673/
Brettain672/
Brritton672/
Brystone672/
Bretanne672/
Breeston671/
Brestein671/
Breitong671/
Brethaun671/
Brithton671/
Brittaim671/
Brittainová671/
Brüstein671/
Brajdsztajn671/
Breitshtein671/
Brittton671/
Brestton670/
Brietton670/
Bredston670/
Brusston670/

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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 Bristan
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