Breakell Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Breakell Surname Definition:

= Brakell, q.v.

Breakell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3911:142,50113,810
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia291:930,88655,860
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland111:486,71119,179
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2631:92,6829,552
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Breakell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Brakell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Breakell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breakell is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breakell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Breakell is the 507,898th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Breakell are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 142,501. In England it is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 29 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Breakell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breakell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Breakell surname increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breakell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breakell last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Breakell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $50,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breackell9410/
Brakell9347/
Brekell9311/
Breakll931/
Breakel931/
Breckell88345/
Brackell8868/
Braekell881/
Bratkell881/
Braskell880/
Breakill880/
Brakel861,605/
Brekel86212/
Brackuell820/
Breukel80519/
Breckel80502/
Brackel80269/
Brikell8057/
Brekkel8045/
Broekel8019/
Breekel808/
Bracell803/
Breykel801/
Brekuel801/
Breikel801/
Brykell801/
Briekel800/
Brakl7732/
Brekl7724/
Brickell752,514/
Broeckel75612/
Braeckel75142/
Brueckel7548/
Breckill7513/
Brachell752/
Brechell751/
Braquell751/
Breuckel750/
Braccell750/
Brackuel750/
Bridkell750/
Braskill750/
Brikel71231/
Brecel7139/
Breckl7123/
Brackl7113/
Bracel714/
Brekelova714/
Brykel711/
Brakil711/
Brickel67706/
Braquel67184/
Brueckl67170/
Brachel67154/
Brechel6797/
Broeckl6736/
Brikkel6729/
Brequel6724/
Bräckel673/
Wreckel672/
Bricell672/
Brykkel672/
Breaclt671/
Breucel670/
Bracill670/
Breckil670/

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