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

Breet is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 228,232nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Breet are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 66 people.

Breet is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,301 people, or 1 in 41,643. In South Africa Breet is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, North West, where 18 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Breet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breet has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Breet last name contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 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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