Breistig Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Breistig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breistig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway161:321,39331,311
United States111:32,950,812797,015

Breistig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breistig occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breistig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Breistig is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Breistig reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Breistig is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 321,393. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Norway it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent live.

Breistig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Breistig earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning 312,295 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breidstig943/
Breitig9320/
Breiteig8875/
Britig862/
Brittig8073/
Brettig8071/
Brestic8014/
Brestik802/
Bruettig758/
Britik71246/
Bratig7121/
Wrethstig718/
Brattstig718/
Breteg710/
Brattig67183/
Bresticova674/
Brietic674/
Brittik671/
Bresticová671/
Wristic671/
Bretick670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Breistig
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