Brightling Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brightling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brightling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada471:783,94961,790
England401:1,392,95161,553
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Brightling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brightling is found most in Canada. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brightling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Brightling are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Brightling is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 783,949. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Not including Canada it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and Ireland, where 18 percent live.

Brightling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brightling has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brightling surname declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 2,200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brightling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brightling surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Brightling earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.05% more than the national average, earning $69,580 CAD per year.

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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 Brightling
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