Brillant Surname

81,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Brillant Surname User-submission:

It's meaning is 'shiny' or 'brilliant' in Italian.

Brillant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,6261:25,2943,017
Chad1,5411:8,8201,197
Haiti6431:16,6161,489
Canada5541:66,5087,698
United States3871:936,58670,075
French Polynesia1101:2,553518
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Brillant (660) may also be a first name.

Brillant Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It's meaning is 'shiny' or 'brilliant' in Italian.

- bri_ina

Brillant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brillant (Arabic: برلنت) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brillant? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,444th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,221,923 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Brillant live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Brillant is also the 323,152nd most common given name at a global level, held by 660 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 2,626 people, or 1 in 25,294. In France Brillant is primarily found in: Pays de la Loire, where 22 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent live. Other than France Brillant is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 26 percent live and Haiti, where 11 percent live.

Brillant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brillant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brillant last name increased 2,276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brillant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brillant last name are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brillant earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $51,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.47% less than the national average, earning $41,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brillant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brillant in the Arabic language
برلنتbrlnt-

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