Breffitt Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Breffitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breffitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:870,59545,570
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Breffitt Last Name Facts

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

Breffitt is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Breffitt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breffitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Breffitt live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Breffitt is most numerous in England, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 870,595. In England it is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 81 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 5 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Breffitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Breffitt has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Breffitt last name rose 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breffitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breffitt last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Breffitt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning $49,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $44,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breffit9335/
Briffitt8869/
Broffitt8822/
Braffitt8821/
Breffi869/
Breaffith821/
Broffit803/
Briffit803/
Braffit803/
Breffet800/
Brefi7780/
Briffett75452/
Braffett7568/
Braffith7513/
Broffett754/
Broffeit751/
Breffy71150/
Breffe7197/
Briffi7155/
Brefie7123/
Breffa7116/
Briffette7111/
Briefi719/
Brefet716/
Brofit713/
Brafit711/
Brisffett711/
Bresfette711/
Braffet6770/
Briffet673/
Breyffe671/
Brefaid671/
Brafett671/
Brofett670/
Breffey670/
Breffer670/
Broffet670/
Briffis670/

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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
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  • 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 Breffitt
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