Brittion Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

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

Brittion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brittion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa871:622,73246,743
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Brittion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brittion is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brittion? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Brittion reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 622,732. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 41 percent live and Western Cape, where 1 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Brittion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brittion has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brittion last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brittion Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brittion surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brittion earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.8% more than the national average, earning R 405,888 per year and in United States they earn 22.8% less than the national average, earning $33,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brittin93950/
Brition937/
Brittian881,413/
Britting88874/
Brittijn88129/
Britteon8865/
Brittien882/
Brittina880/
Britin86108/
Brittn861/
Brittinth821/
Brittingh821/
Brittiahn821/
Breitting820/
Britten809,079/
Brettin80530/
Britian8085/
Briting8027/
Britina8014/
Britink8010/
Bristin807/
Britien805/
Briotin803/
Brittyn802/
Brittne802/
Braitin801/
Brithin801/
Breitin801/
Brituin801/
Brution800/
Bretting75600/
Breiting75336/
Bristian7565/
Brytting7511/
Bristing7511/
Brettina752/
Brithian751/
Breitien751/
Brittaen751/
Brittean750/
Brittiam750/
Brettian750/
Bretin712,373/
Briten7155/
Brytin712/
Brétin712/
Brittiham711/
Brettjohn711/
Britne711/
Britim711/
Brithn710/
Bristn710/
Breiten67321/
Bretten67131/
Breting6798/
Brestin6752/
Bristen6743/
Brithén6727/
Brutian6725/
Bryttne6710/
Brettne678/
Brătian674/
Brithen672/
Brittem672/
Bretina672/
Bhristiane671/
Brytina671/
Brutyon671/
Brettim671/
Breitng671/
Braiten671/
Bristne671/
Brettyn671/
Breştin671/
Bréting671/
Brieten670/
Braytin670/

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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 Brittion
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