Brigas Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Brigas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
Italy2331:262,47534,684
Argentina771:555,10940,132
France391:1,703,147154,208
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Brigas (23) may also be a first name.

Brigas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brigas (Marathi: गस, Russian: Бригас) has its highest incidence in Portugal. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brigas is the 494,499th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Brigas are found; 72 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

This last name is most numerous in Portugal, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 42,523. Aside from Portugal it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 35 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Brigas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brigas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brigas surname expanded 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brigas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brigas surname is chiefly Christian (75%) in Ukraine.

Brigas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briegas92152/
Brigasz921/
Bhrigas921/
Brigais921/
Bruigas921/
Briga911,271/
Brighash861/
Briega83447/
Bregas83173/
Brigos8346/
Brigat8336/
Brägas8322/
Brigga8314/
Brigai839/
Brigha837/
Braiga836/
Brigad835/
Brigay833/
Broiga831/
Brugas831/
Brigah831/
Brigaz831/
Brioga831/
Brigoa831/
Brigaud77602/
Bruegas77141/
Bregais7790/
Bregasp7776/
Brigaut7732/
Brigaiz7726/
Vriegas778/
Briogos774/
Brigatt774/
Breagas774/
Brighay773/
Brighat773/
Brigach773/
Brigaux771/
Bregass771/
Brigace771/
Breigat771/
Brisgau771/
Brigous770/
Brega733,765/
Brigo732,100/
Bryga7327/
Vriga7312/
Brigó735/
Brigà731/
Brighach71205/
Brigault7187/
Briegoos7145/
Brigache712/
Brigueis711/
Brisgaud711/
Brigauce710/
Brighouse67994/
Bregaj67825/
Brigot67611/
Brugos67444/
Brigou6760/
Breigo6756/
Bregač6728/
Brugós6723/
Brigoo6721/
Briggo6718/
Bregai6718/
Briego677/
Bregat675/
Bregha675/
Bregga674/
Brighache673/
Brigod673/
Brigho672/
Braighach671/
Braigo671/
Brihgo671/
Breega671/
Bhrega671/
Bregah671/
Bregos671/
Brigáň671/
Briogo671/
Brygaś671/
Brzega671/

Brigas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brigas in the Marathi language
गसgasa-
Brigas in the Russian language
Бригасbrigas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brigas
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