Brigitte Surname
Approximately 11,608 people bear this surname
Brigitte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 8,184 | 1:1,661 | 312 |
| France | 1,451 | 1:45,777 | 5,865 |
| DR Congo | 479 | 1:154,237 | 16,059 |
| Afghanistan | 229 | 1:140,407 | 3,114 |
| Ivory Coast | 195 | 1:118,314 | 5,878 |
| Palestine | 174 | 1:26,143 | 3,707 |
| Mauritius | 165 | 1:7,839 | 1,659 |
| Germany | 89 | 1:904,556 | 64,175 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Israel | 63 | 1:135,835 | 14,591 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | 1:16,253 | 1,328 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
The alternate forms: Brígitte (2) are calculated separately.
Brigitte (1,560,002) may also be a first name.
Brigitte Demographics
Brigitte Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Brigitte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brigitte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brigitte (Arabic: بريغيت, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻳﺠﻴﺖ) is borne by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Brígitte. For other possible spellings of Brigitte click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brigitte? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brigitte is the 44,761st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 627,804 people. Brigitte occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Brigitte reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Brigitte is also the 455th most commonly used given name globally, held by 1,560,002 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is held by 8,184 people, or 1 in 1,661. Not including Chad Brigitte occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in France, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Brigitte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brigitte has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brigitte last name increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brigitte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Brigitte surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Brigitte surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Brigitte earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $42,431 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brigitte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brigitte in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻳﺠﻴﺖ | bryjyt | - |
| Brigitte in the Arabic language | ||
| بريغيت | bryghyt | - |
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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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- 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 Brigitte
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