Britan Surname

329,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Britan Surname Definition:

BRITTAINE: Breton; a native of Brittany.

Britan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6011:239,80525,591
Philippines2251:449,94855,152
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Slovakia851:62,78212,155
France221:3,019,215204,848
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Britan (127) may also be a first name.

Britan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BRITTAINE: Breton; a native of Brittany.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Britan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Britan (Bengali: ব্রিটন, Hindi: बृटन, Marathi: टन, Russian: Британ) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Britan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 329,892nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,489,355 people. The surname Britan is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Britan are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 825,494th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 127 people.

The last name Britan is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 239,805. In Russia Britan is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 37 percent are found, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 9 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Russia Britan is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Britan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Britan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Britan last name grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Britan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Britan surname is chiefly Orthodox (72%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Britan last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Britan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $49,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $49,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Britan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Britan in the Hindi language
बृटनbrtana-
Britan in the Marathi language
टनtana90
ीटनitana10
Britan in the Bengali language
ব্রিটনbritana50
বৃতনbrtana50
Britan in the Russian language
Британbritan-

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