Brechter Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brechter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1851:435,16539,058
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Brechter (16) may also be a first name.

Brechter Last Name Facts

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

Brechter is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brechter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 953,750th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Brechter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Brechter live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Brechter is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally, held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 435,165. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 49 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Israel, where 2 percent reside.

Brechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brechter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brechter last name grew 205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brechter surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Brechter earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.61% more than the national average, earning $54,201 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brechther941/
Brechte930/
Brichter8862/
Brectter8847/
Brachter8835/
Brächter8830/
Brechtje882/
Brekhter881/
Breshter880/
Brechtet880/
Breter86325/
Breishter821/
Brachtier821/
Breiter803,152/
Brester801,158/
Bretter80180/
Breyter8087/
Breuter8034/
Brieter8033/
Brether8022/
Brechta808/
Brejter808/
Brychte805/
Bretier803/
Breteur801/
Bricter800/
Brichte800/
Brete77471/
Breister75160/
Breither7591/
Breyther7534/
Brachtýr7531/
Breitter7515/
Breuster7511/
Breather759/
Brachtír757/
Briester753/
Breaster751/
Bretheur751/
Brettger751/
Brethier751/
Brettier751/
Brzechta751/
Brzester751/
Brachtyr751/
Bretster751/
Breehtte750/
Brestter750/
Bresster750/
Brette711,720/
Breite71651/
Bretes71596/
Bretey71301/
Bretez71242/
Bretet71177/
Brethe71113/
Bretea7185/
Breste7139/
Bretge7126/
Bräter7126/
Breidster7123/
Briter7123/
Breitzter7117/
Breted7114/
Bretie7111/
Bretee713/
Briete712/
Breddster711/
Breete711/
Brejszter711/
Breute711/
Bhrete711/
Briedster710/
Breadster710/
Bretre710/
Breusster710/
Brychtterová701/
Brister677,941/
Brychta671,595/
Brethes671,171/
Brichta671,025/
Brettes67447/
Britter67202/
Braiter6761/
Brajter6743/
Briette6741/
Breuste6741/
Bräther6739/
Breshti6727/
Brethet6725/
Brethez6722/
Brätter6719/
Bretterová6712/
Breiterová6711/
Brither6710/
Brixter6710/
Bräster6710/
Brishte679/
Brayter677/
Brethie676/
Bryster674/
Breshta674/
Brestes673/
Brestet673/
Breathe672/
Brethea672/
Breatte672/
Brieste672/
Brettie671/
Brestte671/
Breites671/
Breiteh671/
Breitez671/
Bretterova671/
Britier671/
Brojter671/
Breetey671/
Britert670/
Breette670/
Brethed670/
Breited670/

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