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 surname Brigain occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brigain? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brigain is the 6,360,413th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Brigain are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most widely held in Scotland, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland Brigain is mostly concentrated in: City of Edinburgh, where 75 percent live and Fife, where 13 percent live. Other than Scotland this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live.
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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- 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 Brigain
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