Breighner Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Breighner Surname User-submission:

The Breighner surname is an altered spelling of German Brüchner, a topographic name from Middle High German bruoch (swamp).

Breighner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:550,01445,482
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Breighner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Breighner surname is an altered spelling of German Brüchner, a topographic name from Middle High German bruoch (swamp).

- ashleighbreighner

Breighner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Breighner is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Breighner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 499,041st most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Breighner live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 550,014. In The United States Breighner is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live, Maryland, where 26 percent live and Ohio, where 3 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 0 percent live.

Breighner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breighner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Breighner surname grew 1,318 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breighner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breighner surname are 29.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Breighner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning $38,914 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brighner941/
Breigner941/
Breghner940/
Breignner891/
Brieghner890/
Breighney890/
Brigner88502/
Bregner8813/
Briggner8213/
Bruegner822/
Brigneer821/
Braigner821/
Brigne808/
Bregne801/
Braughner782/
Broughner781/
Bragner7568/
Brignet7557/
Breugne7515/
Broigne7513/
Brignes754/
Vregner753/
Brigney753/
Brignez751/
Bregnes751/
Breggne751/
Braygner712/
Brangner712/
Whrigner711/
Bregna6761/
Brigna6739/
Bragne6713/
Bregnehøj671/
Bregny670/

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