Brite Surname
Approximately 2,795 people bear this surname
Brite Surname Definition:
(English, German) Descendant of Beorht (bright); the big, broad man.
Brite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,508 | 1:240,357 | 22,977 |
| Argentina | 801 | 1:53,363 | 4,498 |
| Brazil | 224 | 1:955,689 | 34,042 |
| Haiti | 77 | 1:138,752 | 6,057 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 274 | 1:183,280 | 16,270 |
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.
Brite Demographics
Average Male Brite Height
176.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brite Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brite (Russian: Брите) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Britë. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brite? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 156,607th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,607,351 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Brite reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 355,721st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 559 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,508 people, or 1 in 240,357. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brite last name expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brite Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Brite surname are 13.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.24% being registered with 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
Brite Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brite in the Russian language | ||
| Брите | brite | - |
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Footnotes
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