Bread Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Bread Surname Definition:

A form of Braid, which see, current in Fife and southeastern Perthshire. Robert Breid is recorded in Dunfermline in 1568 (Dunfermline), and John Bread appears in St. Andrews in 1606 (St. Andrews), along with several more of the name.

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Bread Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Bread (190) may also be a first name.

Bread Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Braid, which see, current in Fife and southeastern Perthshire. Robert Breid is recorded in Dunfermline in 1568 (Dunfermline), and John Bread appears in St. Andrews in 1606 (St. Andrews), along with several more of the name.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bread Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bread is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bread click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bread? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 785,023rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name Bread is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bread reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bread is also the 659,352nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 190 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Beside Malawi Bread exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.

Bread Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bread has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bread Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bread surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breaud91639/
Breads9188/
Breuad911/
Breadt910/
Brea8922,802/
Brad895,256/
Bred891,191/
Brejaud83138/
Brohead833/
Brehaud832/
Breadth831/
Braud8010,210/
Breed807,064/
Braid804,252/
Bradt803,645/
Breaz80855/
Bradd80714/
Braad80704/
Breia80582/
Breha80579/
Bredt80476/
Breja80430/
Breid80416/
Breas80325/
Bried80278/
Brads80118/
Breat8090/
Breya8087/
Wread8064/
Brayd8045/
Breyd8029/
Bryad8028/
Bhrad8021/
Broed8017/
Breah8012/
Bradz8012/
Briad809/
Breud809/
Brgea808/
Briea808/
Bredh808/
Breds808/
Brued803/
Bredd803/
Bradh803/
Braed803/
Brred802/
Breea802/
Bresd802/
Brhea801/
Bradp801/
Brasd801/
Bredz801/
Brrea801/
Brged801/
Brajd801/
Breod800/
Bryed800/
Broohead770/
Brouhead770/
Bra755,053/
Bre752,157/
Breedt736,028/
Breach732,194/
Breeds73696/
Breidt73616/
Bradds73160/
Braudt73128/
Braidt73103/
Breast7371/
Braedt7364/
Breagy7362/
Brehat7356/
Braids7354/
Braadt7353/
Braydt7332/
Breiha7330/
Bréaud7327/
Broyad7326/
Brehyd7316/
Breatt7314/
Brejat7313/
Breaua7311/
Brahad7311/
Breyha7310/
Breedh737/
Breash736/
Breauy735/
Breias735/
Bråhed735/
Breyah734/
Breatz733/
Breyas733/
Bruedt732/
Bredås732/
Broyed731/
Bradsh731/
Brehod731/
Bryaad731/
Broeja731/
Bradch731/
Braddt731/
Bradts731/
Braidz731/
Braiud731/
Brechd731/
Bredcz731/
Brachd731/
Brauds731/
Brejau731/
Breids731/
Brayad731/
Brayed731/
Brejdt731/
Brieya731/
Breïha731/
Bråred731/
Brajid731/
Breddt731/
Briayd731/
Brajad731/
Broiad730/
Bradtt730/
Bradth730/
Breass730/
Breath730/
Braudh730/
Bradtz730/
Brehah730/
Brieha730/
Bredth730/
Bradgy730/
Bhreud730/
Braz67154,560/
Bray6787,322/
Bras6718,474/
Brah6717,780/
Bree679,046/
Brey678,287/
Bret677,537/
Breu676,202/
Bres675,551/
Brau674,480/
Brie673,496/
Brid672,893/
Brai672,744/
Broe672,037/
Brat671,802/
Brehaut671,796/
Brue671,505/
Braa671,385/
Brei671,363/
Braß671,274/
Broa671,264/
Bradová671,181/
Brez67878/
Breh67870/
Breś67755/
Braj67699/
Brye67673/
Braś67449/
Bryd67401/
Brej67317/
Bredova67267/
Brza67245/
Brae67235/
Brać67166/
Breggia67132/
Breß67100/
Bredová6782/
Brád6776/
Bæra6764/
Brée6758/
Bradova6754/
Bhra6750/
Bréa6749/
Brehova6735/
Brer6734/
Wred6732/
Brač6731/
Brayoud6730/
Brôa6728/
Brra6727/
Brga6726/
Braš6725/
Brzayed6723/
Brap6722/
Vred6714/
Bradsch6714/
Brreach6713/
Brňa6713/
Breasch6711/
Brge6711/
Bhre6711/
Brep6711/
Brha677/
Vrea676/
Brejova675/
Breš675/
Breň674/
Beherea673/
Brre673/
Bretova673/
Brujaud673/
Bëra673/
Breathe672/
Bhrahad672/
Wrad672/
Breatte672/
Bréjaud672/
Braaidt671/
Behered671/
Hbre671/
Bære671/
Braî671/
Breiova671/
Breć671/
Brhe671/
Brje671/
Brze671/
Brúa671/
B'Ra671/
Breedtd671/
Bhreeya671/
Breï671/
Brjd671/
Breatch670/
Bradtch670/
Briehat670/
Brauchd670/
Breihau670/

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