Bredal Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bredal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bredal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3321:15,4891,852
Denmark1991:28,3652,938
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bredal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bredal (Arabic: بريدال, Russian: Бредаль) has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bredal is the 534,813th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The last name Bredal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Bredal live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 15,489. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 57 percent live, Western Norway, where 24 percent live and Northern Norway, where 11 percent live. Outside of Norway Bredal exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Bredal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bredal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 638 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bredal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bredal last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Bredal earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning 340,782 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $42,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bredal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bredal in the Russian language
Бредальbredal-
Bredal in the Arabic language
بريدالbrydal-

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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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  • 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 Bredal
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