Bredegg Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bredegg Surname User-submission:

The Bredegg surname comes from the Norwegian words bred, meaning 'broad', and egg, meaning 'edge'. This surname hails from Bredegg gård, a farm in Telemark, Norway.

Bredegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway141:367,30634,015
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Bredegg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bredegg surname comes from the Norwegian words bred, meaning 'broad', and egg, meaning 'edge'. This surname hails from Bredegg gård, a farm in Telemark, Norway.

- kallebredegg

Bredegg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bredegg is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredegg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bredegg is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Bredegg are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 367,306. In Norway Bredegg is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Norway it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Greece, where 5 percent are found.

Bredegg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bredegg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 44.34% less than the national average, earning 192,615 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bredeg9224/
Bredek77160/
Bredig775/
Bredex771/
Bredeck71204/
Bredeek7118/
Bredike7113/
Bredeke7112/
Bridegs711/
Bridegt710/
Breedyke671/

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