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

Bristan occurs in Panama more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Bristán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bristan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bristan is the 966,131st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name Bristan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Bristan live; 84 percent live in Central America and 84 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Bristan is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 73 people.

This surname is most widely held in Panama, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 27,747. In Panama it is most frequent in: Darién Province, where 47 percent reside, Panamá Province, where 30 percent reside and Panamá Oeste Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Panama this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Bristan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bristan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 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
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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 Bristan
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