Breetzke Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Breetzke Surname Definition:

“Little Broad Fellow” in Old German.

Breetzke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5571:97,26711,843
Germany861:936,11065,790
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Breetzke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Broad Fellow” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Breetzke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breetzke is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breetzke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 482,629th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Breetzke live; 81 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Breetzke is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 557 people, or 1 in 97,267. In South Africa Breetzke is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 32 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Breetzke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breetzke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Breetzke surname expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breetzke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Breetzke are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Breetzke earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.56% more than the national average, earning R 293,616 per year and in United States they earn 11.27% less than the national average, earning $38,288 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Bretzke931,328/
Brietzke881,345/
Breitzke88611/
Bretzhke881/
Broetzke880/
Brezke861/
Britzke80884/
Bratzke80250/
Brotzke8032/
Bretske802/
Breizke801/
Bretzka800/
Breitzka7533/
Brietske7528/
Brettske756/
Britzcke752/
Brietzki751/
Brietcke751/
Briedzke751/
Brieczke751/
Braatzke750/
Britzkie750/
Brecke71470/
Bretschke7116/
Brezky7110/
Britzk716/
Bretzková712/
Bretck710/
Brotzki67204/
Brezsky67122/
Britzki6773/
Britske6753/
Brezski6744/
Brotske6734/
Bretsky6731/
Brotzky6726/
Breicke6724/
Briecke6723/
Breczka6722/
Britzky6715/
Breïcke6712/
Brytzki6711/
Wretzky679/
Breckey678/
Breycke678/
Bretska678/
Britzka674/
Breckke671/
Bridzke671/
Brezcki671/
Bristzk671/

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