Breedveldt Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Breedveldt Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Dutch origin. Breed meaning 'broad' or 'wide', and veld meaning 'field', any surnames in the variant of Breedveld, Breedveldt, Breetveld, Breetvelt, refer to 'broad field'.

Breedveldt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Breedveldt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Dutch origin. Breed meaning 'broad' or 'wide', and veld meaning 'field', any surnames in the variant of Breedveld, Breedveldt, Breetveld, Breetvelt, refer to 'broad field'.

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Breedveldt Last Name Facts

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

Breedveldt occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breedveldt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Breedveldt reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,412,454. In The Netherlands Breedveldt is most common in: North Holland, where 71 percent are found, South Holland, where 14 percent are found and Utrecht, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breedveld952,191/
Breedvelt9556/
Bredveldt951/
Breedeveld90126/
Breedevelt9023/
Vreedeveld8056/
Bredvold78111/
Vredveld781/
Bredwold670/
Brodwold560/

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