Breckwoldt Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breckwoldt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breckwoldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5741:140,25316,997
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Australia621:435,41534,362
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Breckwoldt Last Name Facts

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

Breckwoldt is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breckwoldt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 431,494th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,132,263 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Breckwoldt reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Breckwoldt is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 574 people, or 1 in 140,253. In Germany Breckwoldt is primarily concentrated in: Hamburg, where 49 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 27 percent reside and Bremen, where 5 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Breckwoldt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breckwoldt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Breckwoldt last name grew 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breckwoldt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breckwoldt surname are 48.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 95.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Breckwoldt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.83% less than the national average, earning R 97,824 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $51,836 CAD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breckwoldt
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