Briget Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Briget Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Briget (7,635) may also be a first name.
Briget Demographics
Average Briget Salary in
United States
$10,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Briget Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Briget Come From? nationality or country of origin
Briget (Marathi: गेट, Oriya: ବିେଗଟ) is found most in Cameroon. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Briget? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. Briget occurs predominantly 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 frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 7,635 people.
The surname Briget is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon Briget is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 63 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 28 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Briget 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 occurrence of Briget has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Briget Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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
Briget Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Briget in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିେଗଟ | biegata | - |
| Briget in the Marathi language | ||
| गेट | geta | 75 |
| गेत | geta | 12.5 |
| ीगेट | igeta | 12.5 |
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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 Briget
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