Breet Surname

228,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Breet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3011:41,6435,331
Netherlands3811:44,3237,548
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Breet (66) may also be a first name.

Breet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breet occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 228,232nd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,103,348 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Breet live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Breet is also the 1,201,840th most common given name globally, held by 66 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,301 people, or 1 in 41,643. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 47 percent live, North West, where 18 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 21 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Breet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breet has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Breet surname declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breet Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Breet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.56% more than the national average, earning R 478,992 per year and in United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breedt916,028/
Breest91381/
Brejet913/
Breeth911/
Breete911/
Breeht911/
Breett910/
Breets910/
Breiet910/
Bree899,046/
Bret897,537/
Breesth835/
Breuett831/
Breyett831/
Breecht831/
Brejeet831/
Breedtd831/
Breette830/
Brett8033,937/
Breit807,612/
Breed807,064/
Breyt805,157/
Brest804,955/
Briet803,133/
Brees802,750/
Breej802,723/
Braet801,887/
Breer801,799/
Bruet801,186/
Breth80916/
Bredt80476/
Brete80471/
Breut80349/
Breez80191/
Brejt80180/
Brets80147/
Breat8090/
Broet8068/
Brezt808/
Breht806/
Bryet802/
Breea802/
Bhree802/
Bre't801/
Breît801/
Hbret801/
Breyette77301/
Breetsch7734/
Brajeeth771/
Breehtte770/
Breggett770/
Bre752,157/
Brecht7311,069/
Brette731,720/
Brouet731,391/
Breeds73696/
Breite73651/
Breidt73616/
Breust73612/
Breech73587/
Breher73390/
Bruett73380/
Browet73276/
Brayet73228/
Bryett73227/
Breith73221/
Bretch73121/
Brethe73113/
Brejot73110/
Bretts7393/
Bruyet7375/
Breitz7374/
Breast7371/
Brestt7370/
Braedt7364/
Brehat7356/
Broyet7340/
Breste7339/
Brahee7330/
Brijet7330/
Bruiet7321/
Brauet7315/
Breatt7314/
Breesh7314/
Broeth7313/
Breitt7313/
Brejat7313/
Brejit738/
Wreeth738/
Breedh737/
Breits735/
Breuit735/
Breyts734/
Brrett734/
Breerh734/
Bresht733/
Breatz733/
Briett733/
Brettz732/
Bruedt732/
Breutz732/
Brejje731/
Bresth731/
Braett731/
Brehhe731/
Breess731/
Breije731/
Brujet731/
Brejdt731/
Brests731/
Bretsh731/
Breute731/
Briyet731/
Bréget731/
Bhrete731/
Breddt731/
Brhehe731/
Breath730/
Breist730/
Breuts730/
Brieth730/
Breiht730/
Breadt730/
Bruhee730/
Bredth730/
Bresst730/
Brea6722,802/
Brey678,287/
Breu676,202/
Bres675,551/
Brie673,496/
Brit671,800/
Brei671,363/
Bred671,191/
Brez67878/
Breh67870/
Vree67853/
Browett67803/
Breś67755/
Bretsch67555/
Bryt67450/
Brej67317/
Braouet67102/
Breß67100/
Bretová6773/
Brée6758/
Breuste6741/
Bragget6738/
Brer6734/
Vret6734/
Brigget6711/
Brge6711/
Bhre6711/
Brep6711/
Wret679/
Brettås676/
Braheye675/
Brouett675/
Breš675/
Breň674/
Brre673/
Bretova673/
Breathe672/
Brechts672/
Breicht672/
Broiete672/
Breatte672/
Breyitt671/
Broyett671/
Breadth671/
Brestte671/
Hbre671/
Bære671/
Brehher671/
Breiteh671/
Brescht671/
Brestts671/
Breć671/
Brhe671/
Brje671/
Brze671/
Braahee671/
Brahuet671/
Breï671/
Broiett671/
Brugget671/
Breatch670/
Brechte670/
Bruiett670/
Briehat670/
Brauett670/
Brrecht670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breet
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