Breeds Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Breeds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breeds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4251:131,10112,983
South Africa951:570,29244,274
United States861:4,214,639225,501
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Wales171:182,03112,022
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Breeds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breeds is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breeds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 479,498th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Breeds reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 131,101. In England Breeds is most frequent in: East Sussex, where 33 percent are found, Kent, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Beside England Breeds occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Breeds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breeds has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 366 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 573 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breeds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breeds last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Breeds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.03% more than the national average, earning R 439,704 per year and in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,947 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breed917,064/
Brees912,750/
Breds918/
Breese836,206/
Breedt836,028/
Breest83381/
Breads8388/
Breesh8314/
Breedh837/
Bredås832/
Breess831/
Brieds831/
Breids831/
Breets830/
Bree809,046/
Bres805,551/
Bred801,191/
Breesch77329/
Breesth775/
Breites771/
Breesse771/
Breedtd771/
Breus736,476/
Brest734,955/
Breej732,723/
Breis732,129/
Breer731,799/
Breet731,776/
Bress731,295/
Bries731,183/
Brese73601/
Bredt73476/
Brete73471/
Breid73416/
Bread73360/
Breas73325/
Bresh73302/
Bried73278/
Breez73191/
Brets73147/
Vrees73120/
Bresz73102/
Vreds7333/
Bryds7333/
Brids7332/
Breyd7329/
Brece7325/
Breys7318/
Brehs7311/
Breče7311/
Breud739/
Bredh738/
Brges737/
Vreed735/
Bredd733/
Brejs733/
Breße733/
Brred732/
Breea732/
Bhree732/
Breës732/
Bresd732/
Breec731/
Bredz731/
Breše731/
Brged731/
Wreds730/
Breetsch7134/
Breathes712/
Brooheed710/
Breece672,662/
Bre672,157/
Brette671,720/
Bresch671,612/
Bresci671,315/
Breuss67973/
Breite67651/
Breidt67616/
Bresse67589/
Breech67587/
Breher67390/
Breetz67362/
Breche67334/
Breish67212/
Brethe67113/
Breiss6795/
Bretts6793/
Breise6789/
Bridts6788/
Breast6771/
Brestt6770/
Braids6754/
Breijs6747/
Brehse6744/
Breste6739/
Breice6739/
Breusz6735/
Briess6732/
Brahee6730/
Brease6727/
Breysh6721/
Briesh6717/
Brehyd6716/
Bresce6712/
Braets6712/
Brydsø679/
Bhrges677/
Brejse677/
Breash676/
Bråhed675/
Breits675/
Breyts674/
Breerh674/
Bresht673/
Breshe672/
Bridds672/
Breyse672/
Breeth671/
Brejje671/
Bresth671/
Bretce671/
Brgess671/
Brouds671/
Broyds671/
Brrece671/
Brechd671/
Bredcz671/
Breete671/
Brehhe671/
Bretze671/
Brauds671/
Brechs671/
Briets671/
Breije671/
Brejdt671/
Briehs671/
Brests671/
Bretse671/
Bretsh671/
Brzesz671/
Bråred671/
Bhrete671/
Breddt671/
Brijds671/
Breeht671/
Brhehe671/
Breett670/
Breass670/
Breist670/
Breace670/
Breuts670/
Breush670/
Bhreus670/
Breadt670/
Bruhee670/
Bredth670/
Bresst670/
Bhreud670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Breeds
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