Bredenkamp Surname

107,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,351 people bear this surname

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

Bredenkamp Surname Definition:

“Broad Field”, in Old Dutch.

Bredenkamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,5651:15,1971,915
Germany2881:279,53329,361
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
England861:647,88437,755
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Australia391:692,19746,687
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
France81:8,302,840321,660
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bredenkamp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Broad Field”, in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Bredenkamp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bredenkamp is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredenkamp? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bredenkamp is the 107,252nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,674,913 people. Bredenkamp is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Bredenkamp live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,565 people, or 1 in 15,197. In South Africa Bredenkamp is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Bredenkamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bredenkamp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bredenkamp surname increased 11,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bredenkamp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bredenkamp last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bredenkamp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.26% more than the national average, earning R 435,504 per year; in United States they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $48,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $51,005 CAD per year.

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