Brigar Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Brigar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brigar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brigar (Russian: Бригарь) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigar? popularity and diffusion

Brigar is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Brigar reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Brigar is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia Brigar is mostly found in: Moscow, where 29 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 29 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent are found. Beside Russia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Brigar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brigar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brigar last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brigar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brigar surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brigard9283/
Briegar920/
Brigart920/
Briggar920/
Breigard861/
Briggare860/
Brighard860/
Bruigard860/
Bregar832,183/
Brygar839/
Brugar838/
Bregard77144/
Brregar7750/
Brigoor7725/
Brygard7713/
Breggar779/
Bregart775/
Bryggar772/
Brygart772/
Vrigarp771/
Bruggar771/
Brigore771/
Breghard71511/
Bryggare7165/
Wreigard719/
Bregaard713/
Brueggar711/
Breugair710/
Bruøygard6726/
Wregar6710/
Bregarová674/
Bregor673/
Brugor671/
Bruoygard671/
Bregore6213/
Vregare621/
Whregar621/
Øvregard5731/
Bregoire571/
Øvregaard5373/

Brigar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brigar in the Russian language
Бригарьbrigar-

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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 Brigar
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