Breidenbach Surname

72,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breidenbach Surname Definition:

(Swiss, German) One who came from Breitenbach (settlement by a wide brook), in Switzerland; dweller near a wide Stream; one with a big stomach.

Breidenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1191:19,5452,579
United States1,8611:194,76619,239
Venezuela3201:94,3883,547
Netherlands1731:97,61415,899
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
France581:1,145,219121,886
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
England271:2,063,63279,942
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Austria171:500,90847,931
Hungary121:818,02342,199
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Breidenbach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swiss, German) One who came from Breitenbach (settlement by a wide brook), in Switzerland; dweller near a wide Stream; one with a big stomach.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Breidenbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breidenbach is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Breidenbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Breidenbach? popularity and diffusion

Breidenbach is the 72,296th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,068,242 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Breidenbach are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Breidenbach is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,119 people, or 1 in 19,545. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Venezuela, where 5 percent are found.

Breidenbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Breidenbach has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breidenbach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Breidenbach last name are 17.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Breidenbach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 188.01% more than the national average, earning R 684,432 per year; in United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.18% less than the national average, earning $26,740 CAD per year.

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