Britu Surname

259,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Britu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Britu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Romania501:401,55732,991
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Britu (35) may also be a first name.

Britu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Britu (Bengali: ব্রাইটু, Russian: Бриту) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Britu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Britu? popularity and diffusion

Britu is the 259,061st most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,800,755 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Britu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britus911,101/
Britou9170/
Brittu911/
Brietu911/
Briteus8312/
Brittus8310/
Breitus838/
Bristou835/
Britout833/
Britaus832/
Bruitus831/
Briteux830/
Brutu802,287/
Writu809/
Bretu803/
Breithut7793/
Bristout7742/
Bristaut7735/
Britault7731/
Braithut775/
Brithaud771/
Bristous771/
Brithoup770/
Bretou73280/
Britoe73106/
Brutau73100/
Bretus7395/
Bretau7379/
Brytus7345/
Britoo7315/
Bretuj735/
Breutu734/
Britão732/
Wreitu731/
Brutou731/
Breithuth7114/
Bristault715/
Breithaup714/
Breithaut712/
Bretaud671,002/
Bretous67369/
Bretout67127/
Bretoux67108/
Brittoe6722/
Bretush6714/
Brethau6710/
Bretaus676/
Brejtus675/
Bretaut673/
Breytus673/
Brittoo673/
Breithautt673/
Breithaupp673/
Brytaus672/
Breithaust671/
Breithaupf671/
Brestau671/
Bretaux671/
Brethou671/
Bruttou671/
Breithauph670/
Brethus670/

Britu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Britu in the Bengali language
ব্রাইটুbra'itu-
Britu in the Russian language
Бритуbritu-

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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
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  • 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 Britu
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