Brigher Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brigher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Brigher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brigher is most common in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brigher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigher? popularity and diffusion

Brigher is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brigher reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Brigher is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 100 percent reside.

Brigher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brigher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brigher surname expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brigher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briger92179/
Brieger862,776/
Brigger86694/
Brigert8672/
Breiger8640/
Brigere8630/
Braiger8626/
Bruiger866/
Bregher865/
Briguer861/
Brigier861/
Broinger8073/
Briggert8028/
Brainger8013/
Bruinger805/
Briegier802/
Breinger802/
Briguere801/
Breigger800/
Breger771,781/
Bräger7761/
Bréger7713/
Bryger775/
Brigre771/
Brigerová751/
Brägger71740/
Brygier71680/
Bregger71491/
Bregere71403/
Bregier71391/
Brygger71279/
Breeger7190/
Breager7121/
Brygert7111/
Breyger716/
Brégier715/
Breguer713/
Brýgger711/
Brégere711/
Brigire711/
Breuger711/
Vregher711/
Brayger710/
Bregiere6749/
Braynger6720/
Brygiert6715/
Brojgier672/
Breagger672/
Breugger672/
Bryggert671/
Broygier671/
Brhegger671/

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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 Brigher
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