Brighiu Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Brighiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Brighiu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania821:244,85223,260
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Brighiu Last Name Facts

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

Brighiu is found most in Romania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brighiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Brighiu live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 244,852. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Constanța County, where 65 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 24 percent reside and Iași County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Romania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brigeau712/
Brăgău6295/
Bregeau5725/
Brugeau5717/
Brégeau572/
Bregeus572/
Bregéus571/
Bregeaud53119/
Bregeaux5314/
Bregeaut535/
Brégeaut531/
Bregeault50159/
Brégeault502/
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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 Brighiu
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