Brigit Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Brigit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 141 | 1:327,517 | 20,034 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Brigit (11,109) may also be a first name.
Brigit Demographics
Brigit Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Brigit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brigit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brigit (Hindi: ब्रिजिट, Marathi: ीगीत, Oriya: ବିରଜିଟ, Russian: Бригит) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brigit? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brigit is the 1,267,784th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Brigit reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Brigit is also the 57,097th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 11,109 people.
The last name Brigit is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Busia County, where 51 percent live, Kakamega County, where 43 percent live and Bomet County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Brigit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brigit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brigit in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रिजिट | brijita | - |
| Brigit in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିରଜିଟ | birajita | - |
| Brigit in the Marathi language | ||
| ीगीत | igita | 33.33 |
| गीत | gita | 33.33 |
| गीट | gita | 33.33 |
| Brigit in the Russian language | ||
| Бригит | brigit | - |
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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 Brigit
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