Breaks Surname

294,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Breaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia9451:16,3891,186
England1501:371,45426,286
Canada851:433,47837,831
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Breaks (204) may also be a first name.

Breaks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breaks has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breaks? popularity and diffusion

Breaks is the 294,812th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,631,797 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Breaks live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 633,892nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 204 people.

The last name Breaks is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is borne by 945 people, or 1 in 16,389. In Cambodia Breaks is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 21 percent live, Siem Reap Province, where 13 percent live and Kandal Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Cambodia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Breaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breaks has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Breaks last name contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 144 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breaks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Breaks are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Breaks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.23% more than the national average, earning $51,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $54,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Break's921/
Breakes920/
Braks91241/
Breks919/
Broeks83657/
Bracks83404/
Braksh8351/
Brakse8345/
Brauks8342/
Brecks8341/
Brakss8330/
Braaks834/
Breeks833/
Brieks832/
Brueks831/
Brekhs831/
Brekss831/
Braucks77177/
Broecks77124/
Bruecks7796/
Breikss7761/
Braicks7759/
Braksch7723/
Brekkås7718/
Breyksh778/
Braukst774/
Braukss771/
Brakhsh771/
Breikse771/
Breikšs771/
Brakhst771/
Bryks73516/
Briks73356/
Brags7340/
Braxs7327/
Bracs7323/
Breax7310/
Bregs733/
Braqs731/
Breuksch7188/
Breiksch7120/
Breksová719/
Broekcks711/
Braggs673,315/
Briksh671,325/
Bricks67634/
Brackx67556/
Broekx67370/
Brachs6776/
Breckx6729/
Breggs6725/
Brikse6721/
Braucs6720/
Briegs6712/
Brakch6711/
Breuax6710/
Brykse678/
Brouks676/
Vreeks675/
Brycks673/
Bhrags672/
Bragss671/
Vracks671/
Brechs671/
Brakše671/
Brikks671/
Broyks670/
Braegs670/
Bregse670/
Bruiks670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breaks
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