Breches Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Breches Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breches Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France871:763,48093,619
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Brèches (1) & Brêches (1) are calculated separately.

Breches Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breches is found most in France. It can be rendered as a variant: Brèches or Brêches. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breches? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. Breches occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Breches reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 763,480. In France Breches is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 90 percent live, Occitanie, where 8 percent live and Île-de-France, where 1 percent live. Not including France this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 28 percent live and Bolivia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brèches951/
Brêches951/
Bretches93253/
Brecheis9329/
Breeches9315/
Brecheus930/
Breche92334/
Breces921/
Brethches881/
Brecher862,955/
Brechet861,683/
Braches86211/
Briches8695/
Bresche8679/
Broches8666/
Breuche8642/
Breiche8623/
Breckes8612/
Bretche8610/
Brieche867/
Breache866/
Brecese864/
Brece8325/
Brichese80718/
Brescher80344/
Breecher80206/
Breacher8092/
Breschet8030/
Bretcher8028/
Breische8023/
Breycher8016/
Breicher8015/
Bricches8012/
Britches8010/
Bricheis807/
Brocheys803/
Bresheas802/
Brikeche802/
Breusche801/
Brecheer801/
Brecherr801/
Bretsche801/
Breschie801/
Breychey801/
Brichesh801/
Brechist801/
Brecchis801/
Breckets800/
Brochess800/
Brochies800/
Brechett800/
Breese776,206/
Briche773,149/
Breece772,662/
Bryche77298/
Brecha77236/
Brekes7771/
Brehse7744/
Breice7739/
Breesa7737/
Brecie7723/
Briece7718/
Bresce7712/
Vreche7710/
Brecey776/
Brices776/
Breges776/
Brecea776/
Brezes775/
Brèche775/
Brechi774/
Brechy772/
Bryces772/
Breshe772/
Brejes772/
Bretce771/
Brrece771/
Brehhe771/
Breses771/
Brecis771/
Bréche771/
Breace770/
Breesy770/
Bretscher751,020/
Briketche759/
Brestcher752/
Brescheit751/
Brichesse751/
Breshchei751/
Breischer750/
Breitcher750/
Bresheads750/
Brichetts750/
Brichet711,789/
Brejcha711,688/
Brioche71840/
Bricher71214/
Brichey71186/
Breeser71140/
Brochis7189/
Bresges7182/
Bréchet7181/
Bruyche7180/
Brochez7179/
Brêchet7179/
Brichez7165/
Bresich7163/
Bresher7162/
Breques7149/
Breseus7149/
Breicha7148/
Breycha7141/
Beheretche7132/
Brächer7127/
Bresies7122/
Breicis7121/
Bricest7117/
Brecier7116/
Brychey7114/
Breikhe718/
Braiche718/
Brichis717/
Brecich716/
Breezes715/
Brickes715/
Brachez715/
Breesee714/
Brescha714/
Brische714/
Bricheş714/
Brejesh713/
Bresses713/
Brijees712/
Brescie712/
Bricheu712/
Breachi712/
Brechio712/
Breshet711/
Brekice711/
Brekich711/
Bresese711/
Breshea711/
Bridces711/
Broiche711/
Breceic711/
Breeses711/
Breesha711/
Brriche711/
Breichi711/
Breesis711/
Breesse711/
Brehher711/
Breidcheth711/
Breacet711/
Brechhi711/
Breises711/
Breukes711/
Bricies711/
Brecist711/
Briched711/
Brehysa711/
Brichys711/
Breakes710/
Brecett710/
Brestscher710/
Bregges710/
Briechi710/
Britche710/
Breecie710/
Bretzes710/
Brisces710/
Brege67971/
Britcher67968/
Breje67748/
Brese67601/
Briscese67585/
Breci67578/
Bresa67565/
Broicher67386/
Breze67341/
Brecy67223/
Brachais67187/
Britsche6798/
Braichet6785/
Breidscheid6760/
Brekiesz6756/
Breitscheid6752/
Brehcist6745/
Breasher6740/
Braicher6735/
Vrece6723/
Bretschi6723/
Bresseas6717/
Breče6711/
Breschit678/
Brekkeas677/
Brzychey677/
Briscech676/
Brescich676/
Brischer673/
Braishes673/
Brichett673/
Brytsche673/
Breße673/
Bretsher672/
Bricheat671/
Briochei671/
Brischea671/
Braîchet671/
Breyscha671/
Breše671/
Brijeesh671/
Brrechid671/
Bresy671/
Bruitche671/
Brickest670/
Bressest670/
Breshais670/
Brickies670/
Bretzeus670/
Brochois670/
Bressese670/
Britchet670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breches
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