Where Does The Last Name British Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name British (Arabic: بريتش, Bengali: ব্রিটিশ, Hindi: ब्रिटिश, Marathi: ीटीश, Oriya: ବିଟିଶ, Russian: Бритиш) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of British.

How Common Is The Last Name British? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname British is the 988,329^th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of British are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. British is also the 171,552^nd most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 1,952 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 66 percent are found, Delta, where 23 percent are found and Borno, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 19 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent are found.

British Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of British has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the British last name fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.