Breek Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Breek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1591:106,20917,116
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Breek (17) may also be a first name.

Breek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breek occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,067,497th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name Breek is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Breek are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

Breek is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 106,209. In The Netherlands Breek is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 40 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and Flevoland, where 18 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Breek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Breek surname grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breek last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Breek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.41% more than the national average, earning R 393,072 per year and in United States they earn 44.92% less than the national average, earning $23,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breeck91115/
Breuek913/
Breeke913/
Brejek911/
Breeak911/
Brek892,226/
Break803,871/
Broek803,264/
Breck801,692/
Breik80913/
Briek80447/
Brzek80355/
Brekk80158/
Braek80102/
Breke8065/
Breuk8059/
Breïk8036/
Bruek8034/
Breeg8014/
Brejk8010/
Brekh808/
Bryek802/
Breeq802/
Breec801/
Åbrek801/
Brekc801/
Brekke737,972/
Brueck731,160/
Brojek73950/
Breick73536/
Brecke73470/
Brekht73413/
Breike73312/
Breque73251/
Bregue73195/
Brayek73161/
Braiek73149/
Brieck73119/
Breïck7377/
Brejak7361/
Brekkå7354/
Breïkh7341/
Breack7339/
Breïke7335/
Breiak7319/
Breyak7315/
Brajek7315/
Breuck7313/
Åbrekk7311/
Broyek738/
Brawek738/
Brejke738/
Breják738/
B'Reik735/
Breyke735/
Brujek735/
Breake734/
Bredke732/
Breiyk731/
Briekh731/
Breegt731/
B'Reck731/
B'Riek731/
Vreeck731/
Bruyek731/
Breuke731/
Brraek731/
Brekhs731/
Brezke731/
Broiek731/
Briyek731/
Brekss731/
Breisk730/
Bretck730/
Brik6727,048/
Bryk6710,661/
Breg671,273/
Brec67615/
Brex67414/
Bresque67241/
Breuque67136/
B'Reick6734/
Breicke6724/
Brekkås6718/
B'Reïck6716/
Breyick6714/
Brecque6712/
Breïcke6712/
Brekova6710/
Brejack679/
Breková679/
B'Reike678/
Breyksh678/
Breikhe678/
Breycke678/
Breggue677/
Breszke676/
B'Rieck672/
Bredtke672/
Breickh671/
Breiske671/
Brojeck671/
Breckke671/
B'Reïkh671/
Breq671/
Breikšs671/
Break's671/
Brawiek671/
Browiek671/
Breizke671/
Breschk671/
Bresske671/
Brettke671/
Breikeh671/
Brescke670/

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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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  • 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 Breek
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