Breig Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5761:139,76616,949
United States5131:706,54855,809
France391:1,703,147154,208
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Breig Last Name Facts

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

Breig is found most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 313,233rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Breig reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 576 people, or 1 in 139,766. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 78 percent live, Berlin, where 5 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Not including Germany Breig is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Breig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Breig surname increased 827 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Breig are 9.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Breig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $47,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $49,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breigh913/
Breg891,273/
Brig89712/
Braig802,583/
Breik80913/
Brigg80903/
Bregg80530/
Brieg80310/
Broeg80161/
Brzeg8082/
Brigs8069/
Breug8035/
Brigh8022/
Bregt8021/
Bæreg8017/
Breag8015/
Breeg8014/
Brigt8013/
Bresg809/
Braeg808/
Breiq804/
Bregs803/
Bhrig803/
Broig803/
Breic802/
Brueg802/
Brihg801/
Bregh801/
Brecg801/
Briggs73134,453/
Breick73536/
Brigue73325/
Breike73312/
Bregue73195/
Broegg73138/
Braigh73105/
Brigss7355/
Breggs7325/
Breiak7319/
Bruegh7312/
Brehag739/
Brejic738/
B'Reik735/
Breahg731/
Braweg731/
Breuic731/
Brigke731/
Brzegh731/
Brayeg731/
Brihgt731/
Briggz731/
Briggt731/
Braigg731/
Breegt731/
Briegh731/
Breiyk731/
Breagh730/
Breisk730/
Wreigh730/
Briggh730/
Brik6727,048/
Brix678,602/
Brek672,226/
Bric671,159/
Brag67957/
Bryg67668/
Brec67615/
Brex67414/
Bregova6758/
Vreg6756/
Brigova6748/
B'Reick6734/
Wrig6726/
Breicke6724/
Bräg6722/
Breyick6714/
Briggss6711/
B'Reike678/
Brigggs678/
Breikhe678/
Breggue677/
Vrig676/
Briq674/
Briggsh672/
Broiggs672/
Wreg671/
Breickh671/
Wreigue671/
Breikeh671/
Breizke671/
Breikšs671/
Bregsch671/
Bregová671/
Breq671/
Brigtht671/
Brigsss671/
Braiggs671/
Braheix671/
Breiske671/

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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 Breig
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