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 more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 988,329^th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of British reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. British is also the 171,552^nd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,952 people.

The last name British is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria British is most common in: Bayelsa, where 66 percent live, Delta, where 23 percent live and Borno, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 19 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent live.

British Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of British has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the British surname contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.