Briget Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Briget Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briget Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Briget (7,635) may also be a first name.

Briget Last Name Facts

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

The surname Briget (Marathi: गेट, Oriya: ବିେଗଟ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Briget.

How Common Is The Last Name Briget? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Briget are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Briget is also the 73,296th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 7,635 people.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon Briget is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 63 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 28 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent are found.

Briget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Briget has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Briget Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Briget earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning $10,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bridget923,478/
Brighet921,742/
Briguet92687/
Bruiget9227/
Brigett9217/
Brigget9211/
Brigete925/
Brigeth925/
Britget923/
Brigeet922/
Brigeht921/
Brigest920/
Brige91592/
Bridgett86607/
Brigette8654/
Briggett8644/
Bridgeth8618/
Bridgets8610/
Bridgest869/
Briggets863/
Briguete862/
Bridgete861/
Briddget861/
Briggest861/
Brijdget861/
Britgett861/
Briguets861/
Bridge8326,479/
Briset83290/
Bricet83289/
Bruget83287/
Braget83201/
Brizet83200/
Brigit83181/
Briger83179/
Briege83110/
Briges83105/
Breget8388/
Bruige8375/
Brigge8358/
Brijet8330/
Brigee8326/
Briged8313/
Brighe835/
Breige832/
Braige832/
Brigez832/
Brigej831/
Brigey831/
Brigie831/
Brigye831/
Brisge831/
Bréget831/
Wriget830/
Briggette8065/
Bridgette8044/
Bridgetts8021/
Breiguett802/
Briguette802/
Braiguett801/
Brigettte801/
Braigette801/
Bridges7788,718/
Bridger779,286/
Brichet771,789/
Brigger77694/
Briguez77530/
Breguet77344/
Bridgit77282/
Brigite77176/
Brigges7765/
Breiger7740/
Brigues7739/
Bragget7738/
Breiset7736/
Brigith7731/
Bregeth7730/
Bridgey7727/
Briggie7727/
Braiger7726/
Bréguet7719/
Braizet7717/
Brighit7715/
Bruiset7713/
Bridged7712/
Brugett7712/
Briegge7711/
Broiges778/
Brigitt777/
Bruiger776/
Bridjet776/
Brighey775/
Brisett775/
Brigesh773/
Brisete773/
Bridgez773/
Bridgie772/
Wrighet772/
Britdge772/
Brigyte772/
Bricett771/
Bridgee771/
Brijges771/
Brizeth771/
Brizett771/
Briggit771/
Breghet771/
Brijete771/
Bredget771/
Briguer771/
Braziet771/
Briggez771/
Brigier771/
Brigiht771/
Brugget771/
Brigess770/
Bradget770/
Bruinge770/
Brouget770/
Briscet770/
Brigech770/
Braiges770/
Brigies770/
Wrigett770/
Briggee770/
Bragett770/
Breigheith752/
Briddgette751/
B'Reiguett751/
Brice7345,903/
Briga731,271/
Brege73971/
Brise73829/
Brize73504/
Brigi73123/
Brije7331/
Bryge7313/
Brigé735/
Brigj732/
Brège732/
Briže731/
Brigitte7111,608/
Brighieh71500/
Brighith71315/
Brighech71137/
Braichet7185/
Breiseth7181/
Braggett7180/
Brisette7175/
Brugheat7144/
Bridgess7129/
Brisgies7128/
Brichete7120/
Bridgite714/
Bridzhet713/
Brichett713/
Bridgesj712/
Bridgitt712/
Bridgerr712/
Bridgith712/
Briggite712/
Bragette712/
Brigithe712/
Briguech712/
Breidges711/
Bricheat711/
Brijette711/
Brizette711/
Brougett711/
Bridgesh711/
Briggess711/
Bridgezz711/
Bridgeds711/
Brigueis711/
Breigger710/
Braisett710/
Briddges710/
Breggett710/
Britchet710/
Bridgesd710/
Braidges710/
Brydgett710/
Briese674,484/
Brighi672,203/
Breger671,781/
Brigui671,570/
Briega67447/
Brigić67403/
Brizee67253/
Broise67240/
Braize67217/
Bregeš67193/
Briggi67188/
Brigid67136/
Brydge67134/
Brigis67133/
Brieze67124/
Brijit67102/
Brezet6797/
Breise6789/
Brizes6781/
Bregge6776/
Britschge6762/
Bräger6761/
Bridschge6756/
Bresie6752/
Brisee6749/
Braise6747/
Brygge6740/
Brijer6733/
Brizer6730/
Bretge6726/
Brăgea6726/
Bregea6726/
Brisea6722/
Bruise6721/
Bridjette6715/
Broize6715/
Brigga6714/
Bresge6713/
Breize6713/
Bregey6713/
Bréger6713/
Brieza6712/
Brysit6711/
Briggitte6710/
Bridgitte6710/
Brigai679/
Brizze678/
Brejit678/
Bresit678/
Brijes677/
Brigha677/
Brighy677/
Brichette677/
Britchett676/
Braiga676/
Brisit676/
Brisce676/
Brises676/
Breges676/
Brigiz676/
Bredge675/
Bryger675/
Brisie675/
Brézet675/
Brisey674/
Briser674/
Brizie674/
Brizei674/
Breset674/
Brigys674/
Wrigit673/
Brizit673/
Brigay673/
Brejet673/
Brezge673/
Bricey673/
Brisez673/
Breged672/
Wrigjt672/
Brizey672/
Breege672/
Briguy672/
Bredgette672/
Brygej672/
Bryges672/
Bregetova671/
Bretce671/
Briezy671/
Brisei671/
Vrigge671/
Bridgi671/
Briesi671/
Vrizet671/
Bregez671/
Bregit671/
Breighith671/
Breije671/
Bridje671/
Brieghith671/
Brieže671/
Brezit671/
Brikgi671/
Brisée671/
Britce671/
Brizée671/
Bryzie671/
Bräges671/
Brésit671/
Braije671/
Bhrigi671/
D'Bridges671/
Broiga671/
Braigi671/
Brigoa671/
Briezi671/
Bregee670/
Braisette670/
Brizse670/
Brichetts670/

Briget Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Briget in the Oriya language
ବିେଗଟbiegata-
Briget in the Marathi language
गेटgeta75
गेतgeta12.5
ीगेटigeta12.5

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