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 surname Brigher occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brigher is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Brigher 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.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most common in: New Jersey, where 100 percent live.

Brigher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brigher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brigher surname increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brigher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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
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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 Brigher
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