Brigue Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Brigue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brigue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2371:747,43833,954
France361:1,845,076161,051
England281:1,989,93178,001
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Brigue (16) may also be a first name.

Brigue Last Name Facts

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

Brigue occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigue? popularity and diffusion

Brigue is the 844,382nd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Brigue are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Brigue is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 16 people.

Brigue is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 747,438. In Nigeria Brigue is most frequent in: Delta, where 92 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Rivers, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Brigue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brigue has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brigue last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bridgue921/
Brigquez861/
Brigui831,570/
Brique83546/
Bregue83195/
Brigke831/
Brigbe831/
Brig80712/
Briquet775,110/
Briquez77268/
Briques77164/
Brisque7799/
Briquer7749/
Briqueu7739/
Breggue777/
Briscue771/
Brigwer771/
Braique771/
Braigui771/
Wreigue771/
Brigbee770/
Bricque770/
Braig732,583/
Breig731,200/
Brigg73903/
Briec73601/
Briek73447/
Brieg73310/
Brike73249/
Brigs7369/
Brigh7322/
Brigt7313/
Broig733/
Bhrig733/
Brieq732/
Briqu731/
Briqe731/
Briķe731/
Brihg731/
Bricquet71112/
Brisquet7138/
Briqueis7126/
Bricquer7126/
Briquets7116/
Briqueiz712/
Brisques711/
Briggs67134,453/
Breike67312/
Breque67251/
Bricke67195/
Bregua67193/
Bregui67185/
Brieck67119/
Braigh67105/
Braike67103/
Brigss6755/
Brißke6719/
Brikke678/
Briqui675/
Briqué674/
Breigh673/
Braigg671/
Briggz671/
Brigby671/
Briekh671/
Briegh671/
B'Riek671/
Brihgt671/
Briggt671/
Briquê671/
Brikwe671/
Brikhe671/
Brèque671/
Briggh670/
Bregbe670/

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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 Brigue
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