Bredu Surname

299,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bredu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bredu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Bredu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bredu is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredu? popularity and diffusion

Bredu is the 299,736th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,742,747 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bredu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 1,247 people, or 1 in 21,669. Besides Ghana this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bredou911,462/
Bredau91202/
Bredus9179/
Bredeu9127/
Bredoux83301/
Breidau833/
Bredaut832/
Bredaux831/
Bredust830/
Bradu802,837/
Brodu80709/
Bridu807/
Bredault776/
Bredhult772/
Breaddus770/
Bridou73310/
Bradau7354/
Bhradu734/
Bridau734/
Bradeu732/
Brodau732/
Brajdu731/
Brăduț731/
Brödau731/
Brédou731/
Braidu731/
Wreydu731/
Bradui731/
Bradhu731/
Brodeu731/
Brideu730/
Bridoux672,234/
Bridaux6733/
Briedoň673/
Bryduch671/
Bridaut671/
Braddau671/
Bradhau670/
Bridault62412/
Brisdoux623/
Bradão554/
Bridoo551/
Bridoe551/
Vridaud5034/
Broidoo503/
Wridout501/

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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 Bredu
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