Breitbarth Surname

270,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breitbarth Surname User-submission:

A surname seemingly unique to German Jews, from the words, breit, meaning 'broad' and bart, meaning 'beard'. Bearers of this surname will be descendants of a man with a broad beard.

Breitbarth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8091:99,51212,348
United States5571:650,73452,170
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Israel141:611,26042,949
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Breitbarth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname seemingly unique to German Jews, from the words, breit, meaning 'broad' and bart, meaning 'beard'. Bearers of this surname will be descendants of a man with a broad beard.

- Forebears.io

Breitbarth Last Name Facts

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

Breitbarth is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Breitbarth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breitbarth? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,454th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,053,777 people. Breitbarth is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Breitbarth reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Breitbarth is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 809 people, or 1 in 99,512. In Germany Breitbarth is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 49 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Breitbarth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breitbarth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Breitbarth surname grew 3,979 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breitbarth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Breitbarth surname are 9.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.35% registered to vote for the party.

Breitbarth earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,851 USD per year.

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