Brigt Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brigt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Brigt (169) may also be a first name.

Brigt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brigt is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brigt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Brigt live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Brigt is also the 703,581st most frequent forename on earth It is held by 169 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Brigt is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent live and Abia, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Russia, where 15 percent live.

Brigt Last Name Statistics demography

Brigt earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brigth91227/
Brigts916/
Brihgt911/
Briggt911/
Brig89712/
Briegth831/
Brigtht831/
Brigttz831/
Brigtts831/
Braig802,583/
Breig801,200/
Brigg80903/
Brieg80310/
Brigs8069/
Wrigt8054/
Brikt8047/
Brygt8040/
Brigh8022/
Bregt8021/
Broig803/
Britc803/
Bhrig803/
Brihg801/
Brict801/
Briggtte771/
Briggs73134,453/
Wrigth73338/
Brigue73325/
Braigh73105/
Brigss7355/
Wriegt7331/
Wrihgt737/
Breigh733/
Wrigts732/
Wrigtt731/
Breegt731/
Braigg731/
Briggz731/
Briegh731/
Brickt731/
Wrigkt731/
Brigke731/
Brikte731/
Bhrikt731/
Whrigt730/
Briggh730/
Wrigte730/
Vriegt730/
Brik6727,048/
Brix678,602/
Breg671,273/
Bric671,159/
Bryg67668/
Brigova6748/
Bräg6722/
Briggss6711/
Wrigtht678/
Brigggs678/
Wrigths676/
Vrig676/
Briq674/
Britcch672/
Briggsh672/
Broiggs672/
Wrigthe671/
Braiggs671/
Bridgue671/
Brigsss671/
Whrigth670/

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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
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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 Brigt
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