Brechbühl Surname
Approximately 2,076 people bear this surname
Brechbühl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2,069 | 1:3,970 | 558 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Brechbuhl (373) are calculated separately.
Brechbühl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brechbühl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brechbühl is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Brechbuhl. For other potential spellings of Brechbühl click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brechbühl? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 200,920th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,510,379 people. The last name Brechbühl is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brechbühl live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Brechbühl is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 2,069 people, or 1 in 3,970. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 49 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent are found and Canton of Lucerne, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brechbuhl | 96 | 373 | / |
| Brechbhl | 94 | 15 | / |
| Brechbuehl | 84 | 73 | / |
| Brechbiehl | 84 | 33 | / |
| Breschbuhl | 84 | 19 | / |
| Brechbil | 82 | 2 | / |
| Brechbul | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brechbill | 78 | 524 | / |
| Brechbiel | 78 | 438 | / |
| Brechbull | 78 | 39 | / |
| Breechbill | 74 | 3 | / |
| Breichbiel | 74 | 2 | / |
| Breechbell | 74 | 0 | / |
| Bretchbill | 74 | 0 | / |
| Brecbill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brebel | 67 | 273 | / |
| Brachbill | 67 | 29 | / |
| Brebil | 67 | 11 | / |
| Brebøl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Brachbell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Breble | 67 | 0 | / |
| Breibøl | 63 | 5 | / |
| Breibel | 63 | 2 | / |
| Brecwel | 63 | 1 | / |
| Briebel | 63 | 0 | / |
| Briebell | 59 | 3 | / |
| Brecwell | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vrebel | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bribyl | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bribil | 53 | 0 | / |
| Brempel | 50 | 29 | / |
| Vreibel | 50 | 20 | / |
| Brizuel | 50 | 6 | / |
| Brixbøl | 50 | 2 | / |
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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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- 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 Brechbühl
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