Brechelt Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brechelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brechelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Brechelt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brechelt is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brechelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Brechelt occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Brechelt reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Brechelt is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,578,538. In Germany Brechelt is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 67 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 21 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brechel9397/
Breschel8849/
Breuchel8827/
Brochelt883/
Bretchel883/
Brechell881/
Brechiel881/
Brechele881/
Brehel8656/
Brecel8639/
Brechtseldt841/
Breatchel8212/
Brechhiel821/
Brechelle821/
Brychel8095/
Brichel8010/
Bricelt801/
Breaclt801/
Breelet800/
Breucel800/
Breshel800/
Breatchell781/
Brhel77946/
Brychell7537/
Beherlet7517/
Brischel757/
Brichell754/
Bresselt751/
Breuselt750/
Brechill750/
Bretel711,047/
Bregel71423/
Brexel71386/
Brezel71228/
Bricel7157/
Breuhl7144/
Bresel7133/
Breßel7121/
Breihl7110/
Brealt7110/
Bracholdt719/
Breult714/
Brehle713/
Brichelle713/
Brechhill713/
Bredseldt712/
Breele712/
Breahl711/
Brejel711/
Brethl711/
Brochaldt711/
Brocheeld711/
Brechhold710/
Bressel671,608/
Briesel67516/
Breitel67424/
Brettel67282/
Breelle6774/
Bresell6756/
Breazel6730/
Brhelle6720/
Breisel6720/
Bretell6714/
Brezell6711/
Breagel679/
Breytel678/
Bregell678/
Brezzel676/
Beherle673/
Bricell672/
Brellet671/
Brechaille671/
Breigel670/
Breegel670/
Breachhill670/
Breizel670/
Brishel670/
Breusel670/

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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 Brechelt
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