Breda Surname
Approximately 21,809 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6,253 | 1:9,780 | 1,468 |
| Brazil | 5,472 | 1:39,122 | 1,603 |
| Israel | 3,131 | 1:2,733 | 358 |
| South Africa | 1,451 | 1:37,338 | 4,786 |
| United States | 1,154 | 1:314,089 | 28,734 |
| France | 1,074 | 1:61,846 | 8,421 |
| Portugal | 632 | 1:16,485 | 1,211 |
| Belgium | 519 | 1:22,152 | 3,458 |
| Romania | 291 | 1:68,996 | 8,256 |
| Germany | 282 | 1:285,480 | 29,786 |
| Netherlands | 275 | 1:61,408 | 10,565 |
| Argentina | 263 | 1:162,522 | 13,681 |
| Canada | 171 | 1:215,471 | 20,813 |
| Poland | 107 | 1:355,222 | 39,815 |
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Switzerland | 80 | 1:102,661 | 10,922 |
| Norway | 79 | 1:65,092 | 9,213 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Czechia | 54 | 1:196,916 | 28,617 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| Latvia | 52 | 1:39,424 | 6,000 |
| Venezuela | 42 | 1:719,145 | 12,108 |
| Slovakia | 23 | 1:232,020 | 36,711 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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_muhammadBreda Demographics
Average Breda Salary in
United States
$48,266 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Bréda or Brêda. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Breda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,764th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 334,153 people. Breda is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Breda reside; 32 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 29 percent reside in Italic Europe. Breda is also the 38,458th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 19,567 people.
Breda is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 6,253 people, or 1 in 9,780. In Italy it is mostly found in: Veneto, where 55 percent are found, Lombardy, where 31 percent are found and Abruzzo, where 5 percent are found. Barring Italy it occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Israel, where 14 percent are found.
Breda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Breda has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Breda surname grew 11,540 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Breda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Breda surname is predominantly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Breda surname are 4.92% more likely to be registered Democrats 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
Breda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Breda in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଡା | ebada | 58.33 |
| େବେଡକା | ebedaka | 41.67 |
| Breda in the Russian language | ||
| Бреда | breda | - |
| Breda in the Arabic language | ||
| بريدا | bryda | - |
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