Brittow Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

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

Brittow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brittow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Brittow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brittow occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brittow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Brittow occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Brittow live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Brittow is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa Brittow is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found.

Brittow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brittow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brittow last name decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brittow Last Name Statistics demography

Brittow earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.88% more than the national average, earning R 296,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britow92127/
Breitow863/
Brittov862/
Brithow860/
Bristoow801/
Bristows800/
Braistow800/
Britov771,096/
Bretow7725/
Brytow775/
Brutow772/
Britova71851/
Bristov713/
Britovs711/
Bristof711/
Broitof710/
Bristaw710/
Breithof6712/
Breituft675/
Breitoft673/
Brettova673/
Brihtova671/
Brithoff670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brittow
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