Breit Surname
Approximately 7,612 people bear this surname
Breit Surname Definition:
(English, German) Descendant of Beorht (bright); the big, broad man.
Breit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,091 | 1:19,679 | 2,595 |
| United States | 1,736 | 1:208,790 | 20,429 |
| Austria | 609 | 1:13,983 | 2,042 |
| Argentina | 436 | 1:98,035 | 8,263 |
| France | 298 | 1:222,895 | 34,564 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Netherlands | 60 | 1:281,453 | 34,544 |
| Switzerland | 51 | 1:161,038 | 15,036 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
The alternate forms: Breît (1) are calculated separately.
Breit (62) may also be a first name.
Breit Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, German) Descendant of Beorht (bright); the big, broad man.
Breit Demographics
Average Breit Salary in
United States
$46,820 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Breit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Breit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Breit (Russian: Брэит) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Breît. Click here for further possible spellings of Breit.
How Common Is The Last Name Breit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 65,572nd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 957,376 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Breit live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Breit is also the 1,246,114th most widespread forename in the world, held by 62 people.
This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,091 people, or 1 in 19,679. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 35 percent reside, Saarland, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Other than Germany it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.
Breit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Breit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Breit surname increased 1,702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Breit Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Breit last name are 16.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Breit earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning 252,065 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $44,361 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Breit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Breit in the Russian language | ||
| Брэит | breit | - |
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Footnotes
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