Birght Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Birght Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birght Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Birght (18) may also be a first name.

Birght Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birght is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Birght.

How Common Is The Last Name Birght? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Birght occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Birght reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth, held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Birght is most common in: Rivers, where 75 percent reside and Cross River, where 25 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirght8385/
Berght830/
Whirght771/
Wirghts770/
Berghs67785/
Bergkh678/
Wreght674/
Berghd673/
Birgees623/
Birx60358/
Bergeest57285/
Bergehed5745/
Berghová572/
Bergd559/
Berggy502/
Bergøe502/
Birckx501/

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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 Birght
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis