Brites Surname

29,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Brites Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brites Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7,7281:27,7011,192
Portugal4,3501:2,395334
Argentina4,1851:10,213964
Uruguay3831:8,9601,006
France3731:178,07727,761
Paraguay2321:31,1931,061
Indonesia1971:671,31652,436
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Spain581:806,07033,159
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
East Timor491:24,81587
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Canada371:995,82774,831
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Cape Verde171:31,1551,170
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China21:683,660,78330,601
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Brites (325) may also be a first name.

Brites Last Name Facts

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

Brites is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brites? popularity and diffusion

Brites is the 29,684th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,123 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Brites live; 70 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 486,495th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 325 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 7,728 people, or 1 in 27,701. In Brazil Brites is most frequent in: Mato Grosso do Sul, where 26 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 19 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 24 percent reside and Argentina, where 23 percent reside.

Brites Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brites has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brites last name rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brites Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brites last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Brites earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning R 275,088 per year; in United States they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning $37,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $52,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brittes921,640/
Brithes9219/
Briteus9212/
Bristes926/
Britesh923/
Breites921/
Brite912,795/
Brittese869/
Brrities861/
Brittees861/
Bridtges860/
Britez8369,606/
Briste83724/
Breite83651/
Bretes83596/
Britte83455/
Braite83299/
Britis83298/
Briote83179/
Britee8326/
Writes8326/
Briter8323/
Brutes8312/
Briete832/
Brithe832/
Britei831/
Vrites831/
Bruite831/
Britea831/
Brited831/
Britey830/
Brister777,941/
Breiter773,152/
Brethes771,171/
Bristee77452/
Brettes77447/
British77260/
Britter77202/
Brittez77181/
Brittet77171/
Brittis7770/
Braiter7761/
Bruitte7755/
Briette7741/
Bristed7728/
Briotte7724/
Braiteh7723/
Brither7710/
Brishte779/
Braitte776/
Bruttes776/
Bruteus776/
Brèthes775/
Brestes773/
Brigyte772/
Bristis772/
Bruiste771/
Bruties771/
Bristey771/
Braiste771/
Braitis771/
Bhruite771/
Brittie771/
Breiteh771/
Breitez771/
Brithez771/
Britiez771/
Britihs771/
Briotis771/
Brêthes771/
Braitea771/
Braitej771/
Braithe770/
Brichte770/
Bruthes770/
Bristte770/
Breited770/
Brittey770/
Brita73962/
Briti73508/
Brete73471/
Bryte73324/
Brity7323/
Briķe731/
Braisted71423/
Breister71160/
Bruister71131/
Breither7191/
Brichter7162/
Bristedt7122/
Breithee7120/
Breitter7115/
Bridtter715/
Briteher714/
Brittish714/
Breathes712/
Breteshe712/
Brisster711/
Bretheus711/
Braister710/
Braither710/
Bristter710/
Bristois710/
Britisch710/
Braistea710/
Bristi6723,526/
Brette671,720/
Britti67531/
Breter67325/
Bretey67301/
Britta67292/
Brieta67251/
Bretez67242/
Bretesche67201/
Bretet67177/
Britaa67137/
Brethe67113/
Bretis6795/
Broistedt6791/
Bretea6785/
Brutis6782/
Braiti6776/
Britay6761/
Brityy6754/
Breste6739/
Braita6737/
Bretge6726/
Bräter6726/
Britiz6724/
Breita6723/
Britha6716/
Breted6714/
Bretie6711/
Britty679/
Bhriti678/
Wretes678/
Brajte678/
Brioti676/
Britit675/
Brítez675/
Britih674/
Brithy674/
Britoa674/
Briety673/
Britoi673/
Bretee673/
Bretit673/
Britio673/
Britai672/
Brythe672/
Brayte672/
Brithi672/
Braistead671/
Britiy671/
Breiteová671/
Brihta671/
Broyte671/
Braisteed671/
Breete671/
Writis671/
Brieti671/
Brityo671/
Brittè671/
Breishter671/
Bresti671/
Bretys671/
Breute671/
Brēķis671/
Bhrete671/
Brytie671/
Bruiti671/
Breistedt670/
Braity670/
Brioty670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brites
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