Brightcliffe Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brightcliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brightcliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States221:16,475,406557,260

Brightcliffe Last Name Facts

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

Brightcliffe is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Brightcliffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Brightcliffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Brightcliffe occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Brightcliffe live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Brightcliffe is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 85 percent reside, Lancashire, where 7 percent reside and Devon, where 4 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside.

Brightcliffe Last Name Statistics demography

Brightcliffe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brighcliffe960/
Britcliffe91313/
Britcliife822/
Brittcliff821/
Breatcliffe7821/
Brickcliffe780/
Bratcliff760/
Breakcliffe7010/
Bradcliff672/
Burtclaff671/

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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 Brightcliffe
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