Brigain Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Brigain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Brigain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brigain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brigain is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brigain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Brigain live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.
It is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland it is primarily found in: City of Edinburgh, where 75 percent reside and Fife, where 13 percent reside. Beside Scotland Brigain exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigan | 92 | 169 | / |
| Brigant | 86 | 945 | / |
| Brigand | 86 | 854 | / |
| Brigane | 86 | 91 | / |
| Brighan | 86 | 61 | / |
| Bregain | 86 | 48 | / |
| Brigahn | 86 | 15 | / |
| Braigan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Breigan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Brighin | 86 | 3 | / |
| Brégain | 86 | 3 | / |
| Briggan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brigann | 86 | 1 | / |
| Briganc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brigean | 86 | 1 | / |
| Breingan | 80 | 459 | / |
| Bregaint | 80 | 313 | / |
| Brigandì | 80 | 51 | / |
| Brisgand | 80 | 45 | / |
| Brigandt | 80 | 8 | / |
| Brégaint | 80 | 5 | / |
| Brigiene | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bregatin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Briggamn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Breighan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brighing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Briggane | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brighann | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brighand | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bregan | 77 | 152 | / |
| Brigán | 77 | 26 | / |
| Brygan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Brugan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Brigam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Briganová | 75 | 39 | / |
| Brigghamn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Briganova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brigham | 71 | 10,647 | / |
| Bregant | 71 | 1,736 | / |
| Brighen | 71 | 515 | / |
| Bregand | 71 | 462 | / |
| Breagan | 71 | 41 | / |
| Breegan | 71 | 37 | / |
| Brégand | 71 | 7 | / |
| Brégant | 71 | 2 | / |
| Breghin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Breghan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bregang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brughan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bregoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brugoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brigene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brygann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brégoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bregean | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wrigand | 71 | 0 | / |
| Breggan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Briggam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bregann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Briguene | 67 | 185 | / |
| Brueggan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Brighene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Brighent | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brighhen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brigoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Breghina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bregandt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bregatim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bruggean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brighaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broigham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Briggham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Braingan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Brigain
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