Brigitte Surname

44,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Brigitte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigitte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad8,1841:1,661312
France1,4511:45,7775,865
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
Afghanistan2291:140,4073,114
Ivory Coast1951:118,3145,878
Palestine1741:26,1433,707
Mauritius1651:7,8391,659
Germany891:904,55664,175
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Israel631:135,83514,591
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
England251:2,228,72284,230
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
China61:227,886,92811,701
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Brígitte (2) are calculated separately.

Brigitte (1,560,002) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brígitte962/
Briggitte9410/
Bridgitte9410/
Brighitte941/
Brigite93176/
Brigitt937/
Brigitta8875/
Brigette8854/
Brigatte8829/
Bridgite884/
Bridgitt882/
Briggite882/
Brijitte882/
Brigithe882/
Brizitte881/
Brugitte881/
Brigutte881/
Brigitti881/
Brygitte881/
Brigit86181/
Briggette8265/
Bridgette8244/
Briguette822/
Brigettte821/
Braigette821/
Brighette821/
Briggitta820/
Briegette820/
Bridgit80282/
Brigita80265/
Brigate8043/
Brigith8031/
Brijite8021/
Brigett8017/
Brighit8015/
Brijitt807/
Brigete805/
Brigiti804/
Brugite804/
Brigyte802/
Bregite801/
Briggit801/
Bricite801/
Brizite801/
Brigiht801/
Brigity801/
Briddgette781/
Bridgett75607/
Brighith75315/
Brigitha7582/
Brésitte7581/
Brisette7575/
Briggett7544/
Brugette7535/
Briggity7529/
Brigetta759/
Bricette756/
Bridgith752/
Briguete752/
Bridgete751/
Bridjitt751/
Briggita751/
Brijette751/
Brijittj751/
Britgett751/
Brizette751/
Brigetti751/
Bregitta751/
Breguite751/
Bridjite751/
Brijjite751/
Brizzite751/
Briegete751/
Brigatee751/
Brighity751/
Brighetti71489/
Brigić71403/
Brigid71136/
Brijit71102/
Briget7198/
Brigaitis7138/
Bridgetts7121/
Bridjette7115/
Briged7113/
Brichette717/
Brisit716/
Brizit713/
Breiguett712/
Briguetti712/
Bredgette712/
Bridgetee711/
Braiguett711/
Bregit711/
Breighith711/
Brieghith711/
Bregetter710/
Braisette710/
Bridget673,478/
Brighet671,742/
Briguet67687/
Vrigita6760/
Bregita6757/
Bruiget6727/
Bridgid6714/
Bridged6712/
Brigget6711/
Brisist676/
Brighid675/
Brisett675/
Brigeth675/
Brigids674/
Brigety674/
Bridjit674/
Britget673/
Brisete673/
Breigheith672/
Brigeet672/
Brejite672/
Bresitt671/
Bricett671/
Brisssette671/
Brizett671/
B'Reiguett671/
Brijete671/
Briziti671/
Bregate671/
Bricith671/
Brigeht671/
Bricīte671/
Briggid671/
Brigest670/

Brigitte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brigitte in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﻳﺠﻴﺖbryjyt-
Brigitte in the Arabic language
بريغيتbryghyt-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brigitte
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