Brigite Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Portugal

Brigite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Brigite (22,027) may also be a first name.

Brigite Last Name Facts

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

Brigite (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﻳﺠﻴﺖ) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigite? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,290,735th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Brigite are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 35,168th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 22,027 people.

Brigite is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Brigite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brigitte9311,608/
Bridgite934/
Briggite932/
Brigithe932/
Brigit92181/
Briggitte8810/
Bridgitte8810/
Brighitte881/
Bridgit86282/
Brigita86265/
Brigate8643/
Brigith8631/
Brijite8621/
Brighit8615/
Brigitt867/
Brigete865/
Brigiti864/
Brugite864/
Brigyte862/
Bregite861/
Briggit861/
Bricite861/
Brizite861/
Brigiht861/
Brigity861/
Brighith80315/
Brigitha8082/
Brigitta8075/
Brigette8054/
Brigatte8029/
Briggity8029/
Bridgitt802/
Bridgith802/
Brígitte802/
Briguete802/
Brijitte802/
Bridgete801/
Briggita801/
Brizitte801/
Breguite801/
Brugitte801/
Bridjite801/
Brigutte801/
Brijjite801/
Brizzite801/
Briegete801/
Brigatee801/
Brighity801/
Brigitti801/
Brygitte801/
Brigić77403/
Brigid77136/
Brijit77102/
Briget7798/
Briged7713/
Brisit776/
Brizit773/
Bregit771/
Briggette7565/
Bridgette7544/
Brigaitis7538/
Briguette752/
Bridgetee751/
Breighith751/
Brieghith751/
Brigettte751/
Braigette751/
Brighette751/
Briggitta750/
Briegette750/
Bridget713,478/
Brighet711,742/
Briguet71687/
Vrigita7160/
Bregita7157/
Bruiget7127/
Brigett7117/
Bridgid7114/
Bridged7112/
Brigget7111/
Brijitt717/
Brisist716/
Brighid715/
Brigeth715/
Brigids714/
Brigety714/
Bridjit714/
Britget713/
Brisete713/
Breigheith712/
Brigeet712/
Brejite712/
Briddgette711/
Brijete711/
Briziti711/
Bregate711/
Bricith711/
Brigeht711/
Bricīte711/
Briggid711/
Brigest710/
Bridgett67607/
Brésitte6781/
Brisette6775/
Briggett6744/
Brugette6735/
Brichete6720/
Bridgeth6718/
Bridgets6710/
Bridgest679/
Brigetta679/
Brigueti678/
Bregieta677/
Bricette676/
Brigheti676/
Briggets673/
Briddget671/
Bridjitt671/
Briggest671/
Brychite671/
Brijdget671/
Brijette671/
Brijittj671/
Brishjit671/
Britgett671/
Brizette671/
Brizitis671/
Brigetti671/
Bregitha671/
Bregitta671/
Briggety671/
Briguets671/
Brizieta671/
Bridgeds671/
Braizita671/
Bridgesd670/

Brigite Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brigite in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﻳﺠﻴﺖabryjyt-

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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
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  • 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 Brigite
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