Breakwell Surname

200,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Breakwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breakwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4601:38,1634,967
Australia2161:124,98013,694
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Canada831:443,92338,562
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Wales441:70,3306,116
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4201:58,0376,832
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Breakwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breakwell occurs most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breakwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Breakwell is the 200,147th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,493,550 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Breakwell are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,460 people, or 1 in 38,163. In England Breakwell is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 27 percent live, Shropshire, where 13 percent live and Worcestershire, where 12 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Breakwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Breakwell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Breakwell last name expanded 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,943 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Breakwell Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Breakwell surname are 26.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Breakwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.87% more than the national average, earning $54,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,524 CAD per year.

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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 Breakwell
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