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 more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bread? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 785,023rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bread reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 190 people.

This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Excluding Malawi it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.

Bread Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bread has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bread last name fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bread Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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