Breetveld Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Breetveld 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'.

Breetveld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Breetveld 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'.

- rrb89

The Breedveld surname is derrived from the Dutch word, meaning 'wide field'.

- rolandbreedveld

Breetveld Last Name Facts

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

Breetveld occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breetveld? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. Breetveld is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Breetveld live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Breetveld is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 100,519. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 49 percent live, South Holland, where 32 percent live and North Brabant, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Breetveld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breetveld surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Breetveld earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning $54,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breeveld94385/
Bretveld94193/
Breetvelt8979/
Breveld881/
Bretvold8210/
Breiveld828/
Brevel8094/
Breiveldt784/
Breyveldt781/
Brevell75106/
Breivel752/
Bratvold71681/
Brevelle71237/
Brechvel712/
Bratvild711/
Bretvalt710/
Brevil677,085/
Breaveale673/
Brattvold672/
Brevill631/
Brevilh631/
Brevail630/
Bretbeil5936/
Breitbeil56166/
Brechvill560/
Brivil5319/
Brévil533/
Brevile5039/
Brayvil500/

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