de Brito Surname

2,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

de Brito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Brito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil200,8091:1,066125
Angola15,7751:1,711312
Cape Verde2,2501:23555
France1,6871:39,3734,902
Portugal1,1891:8,762777
Argentina6691:63,8925,448
Spain3541:132,06810,026
Venezuela1951:154,8934,717
São Tomé and Príncipe1811:980148
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
England871:640,43737,483
Australia861:313,90427,145
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Canada561:657,95753,499
Peru491:648,65615,868
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Iceland291:13,1071,178
India261:29,502,515369,827
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Andorra131:6,4491,130
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Scotland111:486,71119,179
East Timor91:135,103179
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

de Brito (79) may also be a first name.

de Brito Last Name Facts

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

de Brito occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Brito? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,515 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of de Brito are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 90 percent are found in Luso-South America. de Brito is also the 1,083,225th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 79 people.

de Brito is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 200,809 people, or 1 in 1,066. In Brazil de Brito is most common in: São Paulo, where 21 percent reside, Bahia, where 9 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 7 percent reside and Cape Verde, where 1 percent reside.

de Brito Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Brito earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.31% less than the national average, earning €8,314 per year; in Norway they earn 33.87% less than the national average, earning 228,862 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,554 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.65% more than the national average, earning R 362,760 per year; in United States they earn 51.71% more than the national average, earning $65,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $50,804 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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