Breda Surname

24,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Israel

Breda Surname User-submission:

The Breda surname means 'grassy meadow' or 'grassland'. It derives from the Latin word braida and can also be spelled Brêda or Bréda.

Breda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6,2531:9,7801,468
Brazil5,4721:39,1221,603
Israel3,1311:2,733358
South Africa1,4511:37,3384,786
United States1,1541:314,08928,734
France1,0741:61,8468,421
Portugal6321:16,4851,211
Belgium5191:22,1523,458
Romania2911:68,9968,256
Germany2821:285,48029,786
Netherlands2751:61,40810,565
Argentina2631:162,52213,681
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Poland1071:355,22239,815
Spain881:531,27326,094
Switzerland801:102,66110,922
Norway791:65,0929,213
England641:870,59545,570
Czechia541:196,91628,617
Australia541:499,92037,885
Latvia521:39,4246,000
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
India71:109,580,769786,157
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales51:618,90625,852
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belize11:355,4743,977
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Bréda (309) & Brêda (18) are calculated separately.

Breda (19,567) may also be a first name.

Breda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Breda surname means 'grassy meadow' or 'grassland'. It derives from the Latin word braida and can also be spelled Brêda or Bréda.

- a_muhammad

Breda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breda (Arabic: بريدا, Oriya: େବଡା, Russian: Бреда) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bréda or Brêda. For other potential spellings of Breda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breda? popularity and diffusion

Breda is the 24,764th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 334,153 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Breda are found; 32 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 29 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 38,458th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 19,567 people.

The last name Breda is most common in Italy, where it is held by 6,253 people, or 1 in 9,780. In Italy Breda is most numerous in: Veneto, where 55 percent reside, Lombardy, where 31 percent reside and Abruzzo, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Italy Breda occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Breda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breda last name rose 11,540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Breda last name is chiefly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Breda are 4.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Breda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 34.15% more than the national average, earning €40,285 per year; in Norway they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning 372,559 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.08% less than the national average, earning R 187,536 per year; in United States they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $48,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.12% more than the national average, earning $64,153 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bréda93309/
Brêda9318/
Brieda91544/
Bredau91202/
Bredas91164/
Bredda91105/
Brejda91100/
Bredat9191/
Breida9176/
Bredai9116/
Breyda9113/
Breeda9110/
Breday918/
Bredah915/
Bresda913/
Braeda912/
Bredha912/
Bredaa912/
Bredea911/
Bredad911/
Bredeau83192/
Brehyda8339/
Breidau833/
Breidah832/
Bredaut832/
Bredatz832/
Bredacz831/
Bredaux831/
Breddai831/
Breaday830/
Broda8015,327/
Brede805,566/
Bredy805,136/
Brada804,715/
Brida802,041/
Bryda801,193/
Bredo80555/
Bredi80114/
Brída8058/
Brýda8023/
Wreda807/
Vreda803/
Bredj803/
Bräda801/
Bredeaux7734/
Bredault776/
Bredhast770/
Braida735,165/
Bradai734,120/
Briede733,223/
Breder732,556/
Bradea732,357/
Bredou731,462/
Briday73838/
Bready73829/
Breede73810/
Briedj73696/
Broida73638/
Bredes73554/
Bridda73526/
Breedy73523/
Brodda73391/
Breddy73318/
Bredis73309/
Breide73269/
Bridaa73215/
Broday73174/
Brhada73170/
Brayda73165/
Bradaa73117/
Brisda73102/
Breidy7390/
Bridah7390/
Breydo7375/
Bredee7370/
Bredie7368/
Briedé7367/
Bredys7363/
Bridat7362/
Bradau7354/
Bredde7353/
Breidi7348/
Brodai7345/
Bredhe7339/
Breido7333/
Brajda7333/
Breyde7327/
Bredeu7327/
Braday7324/
Bridad7323/
Bredez7320/
Bridas7318/
Broyda7317/
Bryday7316/
Briedo7312/
Braïda7312/
Breadi7312/
Breedi7311/
Breydy7311/
Bredio739/
Brodah738/
Brehde738/
Bradha737/
Bradaï737/
Breidj737/
Breddo736/
Breudo736/
Bridai736/
Bredos736/
Brgida736/
Bredge735/
Brejde735/
Bridau734/
Brodaj734/
Brrada734/
Breydi733/
Breddi733/
Bridea733/
Brydda733/
Breade732/
Bredáč732/
Bredit732/
Brodau732/
Bredée732/
Brédas732/
Bradah732/
Breado732/
Bresdo732/
Bridga731/
B'Rida731/
Vrzeda731/
Braada731/
Brediz731/
Bredot731/
Bredeh731/
Bredet731/
Bredid731/
Brredo731/
Bridha731/
Briedè731/
Bresdy731/
Brhida731/
Brédat731/
Brödau731/
Bhrada731/
Breded731/
Vreuda731/
Bredhi731/
Briedy730/
Bradda730/
Bredey730/
Brodha730/
Brioda730/
Breadhead718/
Breadeaux713/
Breitdach712/
Bredayová711/
Breider67697/
Bredoux67301/
Brodeau67170/
Bradaai67138/
Brahyda67114/
Breyder6755/
Bredder6743/
Breeder6740/
Bredets6739/
Bridaux6733/
Breidot6718/
Breedis6714/
Brodhay6713/
Bhraday6712/
Braiday6711/
Briedeh6711/
Bredich679/
Brhadda679/
Brzehdi679/
Bredish677/
Breadiy676/
Bredoch676/
Breader674/
Breeded673/
Briedoň673/
Breadie672/
Breydis672/
Breddie672/
Breidis672/
Breaded672/
Brejder672/
Bredesh672/
Broiday672/
Breaddy671/
Braided671/
Brydatt671/
Braddau671/
Bradeau671/
Bredood671/
Breedee671/
Breedeh671/
Breedes671/
Bhradha671/
Brradai671/
Bridaut671/
Brydasz671/
Brzydaj671/
Bradaïa671/
Bradday671/
Braidah671/
Breadey670/
Breadio670/
Breedey670/
Breudie670/
Bradhau670/
Broedey670/
Breddes670/
Bredhop670/
Bradhay670/
Bredett670/
Bredhed670/

Breda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Breda in the Oriya language
େବଡାebada58.33
େବେଡକାebedaka41.67
Breda in the Russian language
Бредаbreda-
Breda in the Arabic language
بريداbryda-

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