Brilliant Surname
Approximately 2,616 people bear this surname
Brilliant Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) Brilliant is a cut diamond and in Yiddish means a very expensive diamond. This would be a name for a dealer in precious stones.
Read More About This SurnameBrilliant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,062 | 1:341,298 | 30,716 |
| Russia | 760 | 1:189,636 | 21,091 |
| Israel | 219 | 1:39,076 | 5,362 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| Kazakhstan | 83 | 1:213,042 | 19,554 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Brilliant (6,424) may also be a first name.
Brilliant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) Brilliant is a cut diamond and in Yiddish means a very expensive diamond. This would be a name for a dealer in precious stones.
User-submitted Reference
It's meaning is 'shiny' or 'brilliant' in Italian.
- bri_inaBrilliant Demographics
Average Brilliant Salary in
United States
$56,499 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brilliant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brilliant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brilliant (Georgian: ბრილლიანტ, Marathi: लीअन्ट, Russian: Бриллиант) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brilliant click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brilliant? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brilliant is the 165,565th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,785,759 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Brilliant reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,998th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 6,424 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,062 people, or 1 in 341,298. In The United States Brilliant is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 18 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.
Brilliant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brilliant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brilliant last name rose 4,425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brilliant Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Brilliant are 8.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.84% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brilliant earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.94% more than the national average, earning $56,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.84% more than the national average, earning $60,038 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliante | 95 | 81 | / |
| Brilliandt | 95 | 15 | / |
| Brillant | 94 | 5,964 | / |
| Brillian | 94 | 231 | / |
| Brillante | 89 | 4,290 | / |
| Briollant | 89 | 5 | / |
| Brilliand | 89 | 3 | / |
| Brillants | 89 | 3 | / |
| Brelliant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bruillant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Brillan | 88 | 53 | / |
| Brllant | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brliant | 88 | 1 | / |
| Brilliantova | 86 | 432 | / |
| Brillantte | 84 | 2 | / |
| Brelliante | 84 | 2 | / |
| Brillhante | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bhrillante | 84 | 1 | / |
| Brilland | 82 | 675 | / |
| Brillion | 82 | 56 | / |
| Brillyan | 82 | 7 | / |
| Brillane | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bryllian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brellian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brilliam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brillain | 82 | 0 | / |
| Brillantová | 80 | 6 | / |
| Brillantova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Briolland | 78 | 39 | / |
| Bryllyant | 78 | 19 | / |
| Brellante | 78 | 5 | / |
| Brillionn | 78 | 2 | / |
| Brillanne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vrillante | 78 | 1 | / |
| Brzillion | 78 | 0 | / |
| Brillon | 75 | 2,072 | / |
| Brillam | 75 | 4 | / |
| Vrillan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brûlant | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brillón | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brlan | 71 | 106 | / |
| Bruillon | 71 | 84 | / |
| Brelland | 71 | 12 | / |
| Brellion | 71 | 3 | / |
| Brillone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bryllyantova | 67 | 39 | / |
| Brellahan | 67 | 22 | / |
Brilliant Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brilliant in the Georgian language | ||
| ბრილლიანტ | brilliant | - |
| Brilliant in the Marathi language | ||
| लीअन्ट | li'anta | - |
| Brilliant in the Russian language | ||
| Бриллиант | brilliant | - |
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