Brite Surname

156,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Brite Surname Definition:

(English, German) Descendant of Beorht (bright); the big, broad man.

Brite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5081:240,35722,977
Argentina8011:53,3634,498
Brazil2241:955,68934,042
Haiti771:138,7526,057
India411:18,708,912282,725
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England91:6,190,895170,599
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2741:183,28016,270

The alternate forms: Britë (1) are calculated separately.

Brite (559) may also be a first name.

Brite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Descendant of Beorht (bright); the big, broad man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brite (Russian: Брите) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Britë. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brite? popularity and diffusion

It is the 156,607th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,607,351 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Brite reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brite is also the 355,721st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 559 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,508 people, or 1 in 240,357. In The United States Brite is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Brite occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Brite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brite surname increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brite last name are 13.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.24% registered to vote for the political party.

Brite earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $38,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britë931/
Britez9169,606/
Brites9118,033/
Briste91724/
Breite91651/
Britte91455/
Braite91299/
Briote91179/
Britee9126/
Briter9123/
Briete912/
Brithe912/
Britei911/
Bruite911/
Britea911/
Brited911/
Britey910/
Brit891,800/
Brister837,941/
Breiter833,152/
Brittes831,640/
Bristee83452/
Britter83202/
Brittez83181/
Brittet83171/
Braiter8361/
Bruitte8355/
Briette8341/
Bristed8328/
Briotte8324/
Braiteh8323/
Brijite8321/
Brithes8319/
Brither8310/
Brishte839/
Bristes836/
Braitte836/
Britesh833/
Brigyte832/
Broiete832/
Brejite832/
Bruiste831/
Bristey831/
Braiste831/
Bhruite831/
Brittie831/
Brijete831/
Breites831/
Breiteh831/
Breitez831/
Brithez831/
Braitea831/
Braitej831/
Braithe830/
Brichte830/
Bristte830/
Breited830/
Brittey830/
Britt8045,849/
Breit807,612/
Briot804,828/
Briet803,133/
Brait801,514/
Brita80962/
Brate80594/
Briti80508/
Write80493/
Brete80471/
Brist80405/
Brute80348/
Bryte80324/
Bried80278/
Bruit80146/
Broit8088/
Brith8083/
Briët8059/
Brity8023/
Briht8014/
Bhrit801/
Briķe801/
Brizt801/
Bridt800/
Braisted77423/
Breister77160/
Bruister77131/
Breither7791/
Brichter7762/
Bristedt7722/
Breithee7720/
Breitter7715/
Bridtter775/
Briteher774/
Broiette774/
Brijitte772/
Bruiette771/
Brijette771/
Brisster771/
Brijjite771/
Brittees771/
Braister770/
Braither770/
Bristter770/
Braistea770/
Bristi7323,526/
Brette731,720/
Breidt73616/
Bretes73596/
Britti73531/
Breter73325/
Bretey73301/
Britis73298/
Britta73292/
Braith73283/
Brieta73251/
Bretez73242/
Breith73221/
Broute73217/
Bretet73177/
Brathe73163/
Braitt73161/
Britaa73137/
Braute73113/
Brethe73113/
Braidt73103/
Bretea7385/
Braiti7376/
Breitz7374/
Bruist7373/
Bratte7363/
Britay7361/
Braate7356/
Brityy7354/
Brutte7340/
Breste7339/
Braita7337/
Bhrate7330/
Bratey7328/
Braete7327/
Bretge7326/
Bräter7326/
Britiz7324/
Breita7323/
Writte7320/
Writee7318/
Britha7316/
Breted7314/
Breitt7313/
Britth7312/
Brisht7311/
Brhate7311/
Bricht7311/
Bretie7311/
Bratei7311/
Whrite7310/
Bristt7310/
Britty739/
Writhe739/
Bratee738/
Bhriti738/
Brajte738/
Bruitt737/
Brioti736/
Britit735/
Brítez735/
Bruthe735/
Breits735/
Britih734/
Brithy734/
Britoa734/
Bruith734/
Briety733/
Wriete733/
Britoi733/
Bretee733/
Bretit733/
Briett733/
Britio733/
Britai732/
Brythe732/
Brahte732/
Brayte732/
Vriste732/
Brithi732/
Britiy731/
Brihta731/
Brioht731/
Brittd731/
Brittp731/
Broist731/
Broith731/
Broyte731/
Braait731/
Braist731/
Breete731/
Bhroit731/
Wraite731/
Wrihte731/
Wriste731/
Brieti731/
Brityo731/
Brittè731/
Vrites731/
Breute731/
Brisst731/
Brutee731/
Brutey731/
Brütte731/
Bhrete731/
Brytie731/
Writey731/
Writge731/
Broidt731/
Bruiti731/
Brists730/
Breist730/
Brieth730/
Brutie730/
Briott730/
Braitz730/
Bruitz730/
Wreite730/
Braity730/
Breiht730/
Bruete730/
Brioty730/
Broistedt7191/
Briggette7165/
Braistead711/
Breiteová711/
Brouiette711/
Braisteed711/
Breishter711/
Breistedt710/
Bret677,537/
Brishti674,868/
Brid672,893/
Bred671,191/
Brethes671,171/
Brester671,158/
Britova67851/
Briotti67520/
Brouste67487/
Bryt67450/
Brettes67447/
Bruette67271/
British67260/
Broutet67188/
Bretter67180/
Vrit67160/
Breyter6787/
Braitch6781/
Braathe6772/
Brittis6770/
Brajter6743/
Braiati6742/
Breuste6741/
Bräther6739/
Breuter6734/
Broutee6733/
Brattey6732/
Brajteh6731/
Brauter6729/
Brethet6725/
Brether6722/
Brethez6722/
Brätter6719/
Broutte6717/
Brittiz6710/
Bräster6710/
Britich679/
Brahate678/
Brauste678/
Brejter678/
Brayter677/
Breitha677/
Broutie677/
Brayteh676/
Brethie676/
Braitti675/
Braitha675/
Braitit675/
Brychte675/
Brèthes675/
Brajita674/
Bryster674/
Broieti674/
Brouteh674/
Whriter673/
Brathey673/
Brestes673/
Brestet673/
Broette673/
Wraithe672/
Breathe672/
Brishth672/
Brethea672/
Breicht672/
Bristis672/
Breatte672/
Britová672/
Brhathe671/
Brietti671/
Bruthey671/
Brischt671/
Brittoa671/
Braaidt671/
Braitis671/
Bhraate671/
Bhrhate671/
Bhrithi671/
Brettie671/
Brestte671/
Brujate671/
Vrriste671/
Brauthe671/
Brayiti671/
Brejita671/
Breć671/
Bristhi671/
Bristhy671/
Britihs671/
Brojter671/
Brêthes671/
Braitii671/
Brayate671/
Breetey671/
Brojate671/
Bryttet671/
Brichtd670/
Writtey670/
Brechte670/
Brietty670/
Braitsh670/
Breette670/
Brethed670/
Bryotte670/
Bretist670/
Brautte670/
Broisdt670/
Brestit670/

Brite Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brite in the Russian language
Бритеbrite-

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