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
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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
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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