Brigh Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Brigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brigh (56) may also be a first name.

Brigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brigh occurs most in Iran. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Brigh is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Brigh reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Brigh is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 56 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 9,597,816. In Iran Brigh is most common in: Mazandaran Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Iran this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Brigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brigh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Breigh913/
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Brig89712/
Briggsh832/
Brigtht831/
Braig802,583/
Brugh801,441/
Breig801,200/
Brigg80903/
Brieg80310/
Brikh80241/
Wrigh80111/
Brigs8069/
Brigt8013/
Bhrig803/
Broig803/
Brihg801/
Brihk801/
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Briggs73134,453/
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Bruegh7312/
Bricsh734/
Brickh733/
Wraigh732/
Brikhe731/
Brzegh731/
Brigke731/
Brihgt731/
Briggt731/
Bricch731/
Briekh731/
Briggz731/
Braigg731/
Wreigh730/
Breagh730/
Brik6727,048/
Brix678,602/
Breg671,273/
Bric671,159/
Brug671,129/
Bryg67668/
Brigova6748/
Brishke6730/
Wrig6726/
Bräg6722/
Briggss6711/
Brichke679/
Brigggs678/
Wrigtht678/
Breikhe678/
Vrig676/
Braikeh675/
Briq674/
Britcch672/
Broiggs672/
Brikhsh671/
Bridgue671/
Breickh671/
Brisksh671/
Braiggs671/
Breikeh671/
Brigsss671/
Bregsch671/
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Whrigth670/

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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 Brigh
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