Brighty Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brighty Surname User-submission:

The Brighty surname means 'fair' or 'beautiful'.

Brighty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4831:115,35811,789
Australia901:299,95226,269
United States541:6,712,202314,667
India291:26,450,530346,896
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Brighty (318) may also be a first name.

Brighty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Brighty surname means 'fair' or 'beautiful'.

- aidan.brighty

Brighty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brighty (Hindi: ब्राइटी) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brighty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 458,119th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Brighty are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles. Brighty is also the 492,367th most common first name world-wide, borne by 318 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 483 people, or 1 in 115,358. In England it is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 13 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent reside and Lancashire, where 11 percent reside. Barring England Brighty occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Brighty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brighty has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Brighty surname grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brighty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brighty surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brighty earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.79% more than the national average, earning $55,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $51,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brightey93108/
Brighttey881/
Brighte864/
Brighta861/
Brighter80151/
Brightai802/
Brightii801/
Brightes801/
Brightish751/
Breghta714/
Brighthead710/
Braigette631/

Brighty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brighty in the Hindi language
ब्राइटीbra'iti-

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