Brit Surname

225,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Brit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7271:198,24421,863
Philippines2881:351,52247,258
France1411:471,08366,853
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Spain791:591,79827,792
Belarus711:133,81819,062
Uruguay541:63,5516,804
Israel391:219,42720,804
India341:22,560,747316,052
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
England191:2,932,529101,561
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2841:176,82615,798

Brit (14,179) may also be a first name.

Brit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brit (Hindi: बृत, Oriya: ବିତ, Russian: Брит) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brit is the 225,704th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,048,637 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Brit live; 22 percent live in North Asia and 22 percent live in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 48,193rd most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 14,179 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 727 people, or 1 in 198,244. In Russia Brit is mostly found in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 20 percent live, Kemerovo Oblast, where 11 percent live and Moscow, where 9 percent live. Other than Russia this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Brit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brit last name fell 66 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Brit last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Brit earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.5% more than the national average, earning $47,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britt8945,849/
Breit897,612/
Briot894,828/
Briet893,133/
Brite892,795/
Brait891,514/
Brist89405/
Bruit89146/
Broit8988/
Brith8983/
Briët8959/
Briht8914/
Bhrit891/
Britë891/
Brizt891/
Bridt890/
Bri861,787/
Briste80724/
Breite80651/
Breidt80616/
Britte80455/
Braite80299/
Braith80283/
Breith80221/
Braitt80161/
Braidt80103/
Breitz8074/
Bruist8073/
Breitt8013/
Britth8012/
Brisht8011/
Bricht8011/
Bristt8010/
Bruitt807/
Breits805/
Bruith804/
Briett803/
Brithe802/
Brioht801/
Brittd801/
Brittp801/
Broist801/
Broith801/
Braait801/
Braist801/
Bhroit801/
Bruite801/
Brisst801/
Broidt801/
Brists800/
Breist800/
Brieth800/
Briott800/
Braitz800/
Bruitz800/
Breiht800/
Briz758,367/
Bret757,537/
Brie753,496/
Brid752,893/
Brai752,744/
Bris752,240/
Brij751,818/
Brei751,363/
Brio751,320/
Brui751,028/
Broi75557/
Bryt75450/
Briš75358/
Brih75195/
Briy75181/
Vrit75160/
Bhri7582/
Brhi757/
Brri756/
Brii755/
Writ752/
Bryi752/
Briç752/
Briß751/
Brip751/
Britova73851/
Braitch7381/
Bruitte7355/
Braiteh7323/
Brishte739/
Braitte736/
Brishth732/
Breicht732/
Britová732/
Bruiste731/
Brischt731/
Braaidt731/
Braiste731/
Bhruite731/
Breiteh731/
Brichtd730/
Braithe730/
Braitsh730/
Brichte730/
Bristte730/
Broisdt730/
Brett6733,937/
Breyt675,157/
Brest674,955/
Braid674,252/
Brish672,535/
Brais672,155/
Brich672,136/
Breis672,129/
Breet671,776/
Breth67916/
Brayt67854/
Braia67835/
Vriet67596/
Write67493/
Bredt67476/
Brete67471/
Braitsch67427/
Breid67416/
Writt67404/
Breij67378/
Brois67378/
Briss67350/
Breut67349/
Bryte67324/
Bried67278/
Braiz67233/
Braih67226/
Breiz67221/
Briod67218/
Bhrai67203/
Vrist67187/
Bruis67186/
Brejt67180/
Briey67157/
Brets67147/
Braij67138/
Breitsch67126/
Wridt67118/
Bruiz6797/
Breat6790/
Bruić6783/
Writh6771/
Brioa6767/
Brioy6760/
Bryts6755/
Brizz6754/
Brišš6751/
Braiș6751/
Brrai6748/
Brijh6738/
Brätz6737/
Broyt6735/
Breitová6733/
Brije6731/
Braiţ6731/
Wrait6730/
Vritt6719/
Wriht6719/
Brytt6718/
Briså6718/
Broid6717/
Broiz6715/
Bruij6714/
Brhoi6714/
Brihs6714/
Breih6713/
Vrait6711/
Bräth6711/
Braai6710/
Briea678/
Brezt678/
Briej677/
Bryth677/
Brojt677/
Bryst676/
Bhrgi676/
Breht676/
Brhai676/
Bridh675/
Brajt675/
Bhrio675/
Brittová674/
Briteher674/
Bhroi674/
Braiş674/
Braiț674/
Brihe673/
Bhrui673/
Brätt673/
Brithová673/
Bruid672/
Brijj672/
Vridt672/
Braič672/
Bridd671/
Braitová671/
Whrit671/
Brioh671/
Bróis671/
Bre't671/
Breiø671/
Breît671/
Brhih671/
Brihtova671/
Broih671/
Bhriy671/
Hbret671/
Bhrii671/
Bryht670/
Bryot670/
Vrith670/
Wriet670/
Brishtch670/

Brit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brit in the Oriya language
ବିତbita-
Brit in the Hindi language
बृतbrta75
ब्रीतbrita20
ब्रितbrita5
Brit in the Russian language
Бритbrit-

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