Breeks Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Breeks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breeks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Breeks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breeks is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breeks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Breeks is the 10,311,814th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Breeks are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Margibi County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Breeks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Breeks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Breeks last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breeks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breks919/
Breaks831,294/
Broeks83657/
Brecks8341/
Vreeks835/
Brieks832/
Brekss831/
Brekhs831/
Brueks831/
Broecks77124/
Bruecks7796/
Breikss7761/
Brekkås7718/
Breyksh778/
Break's771/
Breikšs771/
Breikse771/
Breakes770/
Broks731,496/
Bryks73516/
Briks73356/
Braks73241/
Bregs733/
Breuksch7188/
Breiksch7120/
Breksová719/
Broekcks711/
Brocks672,738/
Briksh671,325/
Bricks67634/
Bracks67404/
Broekx67370/
Braksh6751/
Brroks6742/
Brauks6742/
Brakss6730/
Breckx6729/
Breggs6725/
Broksø6722/
Brikse6721/
Brokås6713/
Brokks6713/
Briegs6712/
Broksh6712/
Broksz6710/
Brykse678/
Brouks676/
Braaks674/
Brycks673/
Brecce672/
Brikks671/
Brechs671/
Broyks670/
Braegs670/
Bregse670/
Bruiks670/

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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 Breeks
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