Bredenhand Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bredenhand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bredenhand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Bredenhand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bredenhand is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bredenhand.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredenhand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. Bredenhand is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bredenhand reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 300,987. In South Africa Bredenhand is most common in: Western Cape, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Free State, where 12 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Bredenhand Last Name Statistics demography

Bredenhand earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.11% more than the national average, earning R 323,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bredenhan951/
Bredenhann901,206/
Bredenhamn906/
Briedenhan901/
Bredenan891/
Briedenhann86986/
Briedenhahn8614/
Breidenhann861/
Bredenham842/
Bridgenandh768/
Bridenham741/
Breideneichen7011/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bredenhand
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