Breckan Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Breckan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breckan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway221:233,74025,571
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Breckan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breckan is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breckan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Breckan reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 233,740. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Northern Norway, where 91 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 9 percent reside. Barring Norway Breckan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Breckan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breckan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breckan surname grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breckan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breckan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Breckan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning 365,384 kr per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

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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 Breckan
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