Brechnitz Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brechnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brechnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Brechnitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brechnitz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brechnitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brechnitz is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Brechnitz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Brechnitz reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 57 percent live, North Carolina, where 14 percent live and Arkansas, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent live.

Brechnitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brechnitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brechnitz surname rose 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brechnitz Last Name Statistics demography

Brechnitz earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.94% less than the national average, earning $29,366 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bresnitz8228/
Breznitz8217/
Briesnitz7836/
Brichnetz780/
Brekhnich671/
Breznić6353/
Brežnić631/
Brzeźnic591/
Brekhnych5612/
Brikhnich562/
Bryzhnich561/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Brechnitz
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