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Where Does The Last Name Breit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Breit (Russian: Брэит) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Breît. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 65,572^nd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 957,376 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Breit reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,246,114^th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 62 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,091 people, or 1 in 19,679. In Germany Breit is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 35 percent are found, Saarland, where 17 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Breit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Breit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Breit last name 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 surname are 16.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.44% being registered with 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.