Bredesen Surname
Approximately 2,293 people bear this surname
Bredesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,592 | 1:3,230 | 292 |
| United States | 472 | 1:767,921 | 59,720 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Bredesen Demographics
Average Bredesen Salary in
United States
$47,130 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bredesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bredesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bredesen occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bredesen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 184,892nd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,178,171 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Bredesen live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 1,592 people, or 1 in 3,230. In Norway Bredesen is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent live, Northern Norway, where 9 percent live and Central Norway, where 8 percent live. Outside of Norway this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Bredesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bredesen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bredesen surname rose 9,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bredesen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bredesen surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.
The amount Bredesen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning 311,999 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $47,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $55,181 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bredesn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bredeson | 88 | 1,329 | / |
| Brydesen | 88 | 35 | / |
| Brodesen | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bredesan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bradesen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Brodessen | 82 | 3 | / |
| Brodiesen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Breedeson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bredean | 80 | 38 | / |
| Bredene | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bredgen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brideson | 75 | 349 | / |
| Brodeson | 75 | 4 | / |
| Breedenh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bredison | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bredoson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Brodasen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Broddeson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Brodesson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bredecina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bredyshyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bradeshyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bridgen | 67 | 1,049 | / |
| Brădean | 67 | 163 | / |
| Broddesson | 67 | 111 | / |
| Bredine | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bredain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brodisn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bridean | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bredesen
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