Brits Surname

28,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Brits Surname Definition:

(1) “Wooden Bench” in Dutch. Also a Bunk in a ship. Compare German Pritsche. (2) Dutch version of Briton.

Brits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa17,3621:3,120413
Belgium3381:34,0145,523
England1581:352,64625,413
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Canada631:584,85148,473
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Namibia331:73,0127,607
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France81:8,302,840321,660
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales51:618,90625,852
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Brits (47) may also be a first name.

Brits Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Wooden Bench” in Dutch. Also a Bunk in a ship. Compare German Pritsche. (2) Dutch version of Briton.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Brits Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brits (Arabic: بريتس) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brits? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,820th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 391,089 people. Brits is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Brits reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Brits is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 47 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 17,362 people, or 1 in 3,120. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Brits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brits has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brits last name grew 15,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brits Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Brits surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Brits are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Brits earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.05% more than the national average, earning R 432,612 per year; in United States they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $51,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $46,777 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britts91582/
Britse91102/
Bridts9188/
Britsh9112/
Breits915/
Briths912/
Britzs911/
Briets911/
Brists910/
Britsch831,869/
Breites831/
Brietts831/
Braitsh830/
Briotts830/
Britz8021,787/
Brets80147/
Bryts8055/
Brids8032/
Britc803/
Writs802/
Vrits801/
Bričs801/
Britx801/
Braitsch77427/
Britsova77144/
Breitsch77126/
Britsche7798/
Brietsch772/
Britschh771/
Britze73508/
Britch73437/
Brittz73354/
Brietz73187/
Brichs73167/
Brisci73119/
Bretts7393/
Breitz7374/
Braids7354/
Breyts734/
Brayts734/
Brigys734/
Bricsh734/
Bridds732/
Brieds731/
Brijds731/
Britce731/
Bretse731/
Brests731/
Breids731/
Writsz731/
Bretsh731/
Brizzs731/
Bruitz730/
Braitz730/
Breuts730/
Breets730/
Brittsova716/
Briz678,367/
Bric671,159/
Bretsch67555/
Brätsch67110/
Braitch6781/
Breitseher6752/
Brić6736/
Writsch6733/
Brič6719/
Brettås676/
Briç672/
Brechts672/
Breitez671/
Broichs671/
Writhss671/
Brichsh671/
Bryotts671/
Brestts671/
Britche670/
Bridtch670/

Brits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brits in the Arabic language
بريتسbryts-

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