Bredfeld Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bredfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bredfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bredfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bredfeld is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bredfeld click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredfeld? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Bredfeld is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Bredfeld reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Bredfeld is most common in Germany, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 82 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent live.

Bredfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bredfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bredfeld last name fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bredfeld Last Name Statistics demography

Bredfeld earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

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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 Bredfeld
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