Briggss Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Briggss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Briggss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Briggss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Briggss is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briggss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Briggss is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Briggss occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Briggss are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 63 percent are found and Rivers, where 38 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Briggss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Briggss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briggss last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briggs92134,453/
Brigss9255/
Brigggs868/
Broiggs862/
Briggsh862/
Brigsss861/
Briggsd861/
Brioggs861/
Braiggs861/
Brigg83903/
Brigs8369/
D'Briggs801/
Breggs7725/
Briegs7712/
Bruggs774/
Wriggs773/
Brgigs771/
Bryggs771/
Briogs771/
Briggt771/
Briggz771/
Brigsx771/
Brugss771/
Braigg771/
Vriggs771/
Briggh770/
Brig73712/
Breikss7161/
Brisske7152/
Brisksh711/
Braig672,583/
Breig671,200/
Bregg67530/
Briks67356/
Brieg67310/
Brigh6722/
Brygg6720/
Brugs6719/
Brigt6713/
Bregs673/
Bhrig673/
Broig673/
Brihg671/
Brissctt671/
Brygs670/
Wrigs670/

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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 Briggss
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