Brittnell Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brittnell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brittnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Brittnell Last Name Facts

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

Brittnell is most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brittnell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Brittnell occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Brittnell live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Brittnell is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 30 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found and North West, where 18 percent are found. Other than South Africa Brittnell occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 21 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Brittnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brittnell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brittnell Last Name Statistics demography

Brittnell earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning R 228,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britnell941,934/
Brettnell894/
Brinell8836/
Britnel881/
Brignell82343/
Brutnell82148/
Britenll821/
Bretnell820/
Brinel8012/
Brynell7573/
Brenell752/
Brignel751/
Brineel751/
Brinehl751/
Bretnel750/
Brinelt750/
Bruynell71170/
Brutenll714/
Brejnell713/
Bresnell711/
Bruineel711/
Braynell710/
Bregnell710/
Brisnill710/
Breinl67196/
Brenel6789/
Bruijneel6723/
Brynel671/
Briñel671/

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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 Brittnell
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