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 is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Brigher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigher? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brigher is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brigher live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 100 percent live.

Brigher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brigher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brigher last name grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brigher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily 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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