Brigdet Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Brigdet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigdet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Brigdet (1,495) may also be a first name.

Brigdet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brigdet is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Brigdet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigdet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Brigdet are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 201,119th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,495 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Brigdet is most numerous in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Benue, where 25 percent live and Taraba, where 25 percent live. Beside Nigeria Brigdet exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and Kenya, where 22 percent live.

Brigdet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brigdet last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brigdett931/
Brigde924/
Brigdes8627/
Brigdit862/
Brigdea861/
Bregdet861/
Brigdge861/
Brigder860/
Brigda772/
Brigdi771/
Bregder718/
Briscde712/
Bregdee711/
Brightday632/
Bregda621/
Breegeedeer561/

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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 Brigdet
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