Family name Brits (Bret 
, Brits 
, Britze 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Brits is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, and France, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in South Africa, France, and Germany. Likewise, Brits is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bret | Ethiopia, Germany, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States |
| Brits | Belgium, Germany, France, United States, South Africa |
| Britze | Germany, Denmark, United States, South Africa, Brazil |
| Britsche | Brazil, United States, Germany, France |
| j.j. brits ZA (b. 1908) |
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okkert brits Athletics (sport) competitor, ZA (b. 1973) |
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| jac j. brits South African writer, ZA (b. 1932) |
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stefan brits South African male long jumper, ZA (b. 1992) |
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| danie brits South African professional wrestler, ZA (b. 1965) |
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| susanah j. m. brits Ph.D. Rand Afrikaans University 1987 |
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| desiré m brits researcher |
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| martin brits researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-9546-338X) |
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| delphine brits Belgian cyclist, BE (b. 1982) |
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| cri-zelda brits South African cricketer, ZA (b. 1983) |
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| johannes nicolaas brits |
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| jean-pierre brits South African squash player, ZA (b. 1991) |
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| tazmin brits South African sportsperson and athletics competitor, ZA (b. 1991) |
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| maryke brits South African athletics competitor, ZA (b. 1994) |
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| david brits South African rugby union player (b. 1997) |
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