Boright Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Boright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Boright Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boright is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boright? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boright is the 1,666,404th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Boright reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Boright is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 4,214,639. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and New Jersey, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Boright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boright has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boright surname rose 165 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Boright are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boright earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.06% more than the national average, earning R 337,596 per year; in United States they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $44,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.44% more than the national average, earning $71,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Botright932/
Borright930/
Bootright883/
Bothright881/
Baright8666/
Buright8620/
Woright862/
Beright861/
Boothright8222/
Burright80625/
Barhight80125/
Butright805/
Batright801/
Burhight800/
Barright800/
Basright800/
Berheight750/
Buthright750/
Waright712/
Borix6741/
Bouraige671/
Vurright671/
Borjge621/
Baraige5778/
Bareige5755/
Bareghe571/
Boutrix571/
Boutroix53112/
Barreige532/
Barraige531/
Barhegdt530/
Barix5014/
Borex5010/

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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 Boright
  • 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