Brighy Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Palestine

Brighy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brighy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Brighy (9) may also be a first name.

Brighy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brighy occurs most in Iraq. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Brighy.

How Common Is The Last Name Brighy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Brighy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 3,941,740th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 9 people.

Brighy is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Other than Iraq Brighy exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 29 percent are found and Palestine, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brighey925/
Brighay923/
Brighi832,203/
Wrighy838/
Brigha837/
Brighe835/
Brigys834/
Brigay833/
Briguy832/
Bryghy831/
Brigye831/
Brigey831/
Brigich7724/
Braighi7719/
Brigish779/
Brigesh773/
Brigiht771/
Wrighey771/
Brighis771/
Brigech770/
Breaghy770/
Briga731,271/
Brige73592/
Brigi73123/
Brégy7312/
Brigé735/
Brigj732/
Brugy730/
Brighieh71500/
Brighith71315/
Brighech71137/
Briguich714/
Brighich713/
Briguech712/
Breigish711/
Brigui671,570/
Briega67447/
Briggi67188/
Brigit67181/
Briger67179/
Bruggy67155/
Brigid67136/
Brigis67133/
Briege67110/
Briges67105/
Briget6798/
Bruige6775/
Breagy6762/
Brigge6758/
Brughi6748/
Breghi6742/
Brigee6726/
Wrighi6717/
Brigga6714/
Briged6713/
Bregey6713/
Brigai679/
Wrighe677/
Brigiz676/
Braiga676/
Bregha675/
Braige672/
Breige672/
Brigez672/
Brugeh671/
Brigej671/
Brigoa671/
Vriguy671/
Breguy671/
Breighith671/
Brigie671/
Brikgi671/
Brisge671/
Bhrigi671/
Broiga671/
Braighish671/
Braigi671/

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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 Brighy
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