Breetz Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1531:526,17944,202
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
England171:3,277,533109,658
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Breetz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breetz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breetz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 781,947th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. The last name Breetz is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Breetz are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Breetz is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 526,179. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 38 percent are found, Berlin, where 23 percent are found and Hamburg, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Breetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breetz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breetz last name expanded 817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Breetz are 29.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.86% registered to vote for the party.

Breetz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,426 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bretz919,039/
Breez91191/
Brietz83187/
Broetz8375/
Breitz8374/
Braetz8364/
Breatz833/
Breutz832/
Brettz832/
Bretze831/
Breets830/
Brez80878/
Breitez771/
Britz7321,787/
Bratz733,096/
Briez73971/
Brotz73863/
Breaz73855/
Brötz73634/
Breiz73221/
Brets73147/
Brecz7338/
Brätz7337/
Brytz7331/
Bretx7315/
Breče7311/
Brezz735/
Brezh734/
Breec731/
Bretc731/
Bredz731/
Vretz731/
Breuz731/
Breetsch7134/
Braatz677,194/
Breeds67696/
Breech67587/
Britze67508/
Brittz67354/
Breche67334/
Broyez67145/
Bruyez67140/
Bretch67121/
Bretts6793/
Brouez6753/
Breizh6729/
Braets6712/
Brayez677/
Brattz677/
Brytcz676/
Brítez675/
Breits675/
Breyts674/
Bruiez673/
Brujez673/
Bryiez671/
Bretce671/
Brottz671/
Bredcz671/
Broutz671/
Bráatz671/
Briets671/
Brests671/
Bretse671/
Bretsh671/
Britzs671/
Briyez671/
Brajez671/
Bradtz670/
Breuts670/
Brautz670/
Braitz670/
Bruitz670/

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Breetz Reference & Research

Braatz DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Braatz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Breetz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis