Briw Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Briw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Briw Last Name Facts

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

Briw is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Briw is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Briw live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Briw is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 174,743. In Switzerland Briw is primarily found in: Canton of Valais, where 81 percent are found, Canton of Lucerne, where 17 percent are found and Canton of Schwyz, where 2 percent are found. Barring Switzerland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Briw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Briw surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Briw earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.19% less than the national average, earning $22,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briew890/
Breiwe8031/
Brew7517,990/
Brif7553/
Brib7514/
Bryw752/
Briv751/
Brief671,006/
Brewe67320/
Briff6752/
Breaw6746/
Brywe6715/
Breew6711/
Briev679/
Braiv676/
Bhrif673/
Breif673/
Brift672/
Broiv671/
Braib671/
Vreiw671/
Britf671/
Brywt670/
Breib670/

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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 Briw
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