Brigtsen Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Brigtsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigtsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway331:155,82719,235
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brigtsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brigtsen occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigtsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Brigtsen reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Brigtsen is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 155,827. In Norway Brigtsen is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 45 percent are found, Central Norway, where 39 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Brigtsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brigtsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brigtsen last name rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brigtsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Brigtsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning 419,064 kr per year and in United States they earn 150.47% more than the national average, earning $108,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brigtson880/
Bergtseen820/
Brictson7568/
Wrigtson751/
Borgtson750/
Wrigthson711/
Bergetson711/
Bergtsson711/
Beregtson710/
Burkitsina671/
Brickzen637/
Brekcon530/
Brickzin5066/
Brickzén5013/

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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 Brigtsen
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