Bredberg Surname

373,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bredberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bredberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6271:15,7051,341
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Bredberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bredberg is found most in Sweden. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bredberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bredberg is the 373,124th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,583,294 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Bredberg reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 15,705. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 21 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Sweden this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Bredberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bredberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bredberg surname increased 1,969 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bredberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bredberg last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bredberg earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning 411,261 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning R 254,760 per year; in United States they earn 21.71% more than the national average, earning $52,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.67% more than the national average, earning $72,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wredberg88231/
Brodberg8858/
Vredberg8833/
Bredborg8811/
Bradberg882/
Bredburg881/
Breidburg826/
Breydburg822/
Braidberg822/
Bridburg7510/
Bradburg753/
Brodberk752/
Wredverg752/
Bradborg750/
Brodburg750/
Braidburg719/
Brodberck717/
Bradburgh715/

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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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  • 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 Bredberg
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