Breiteig Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Breiteig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breiteig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway741:69,4909,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Breiteig Last Name Facts

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

Breiteig is most common in Norway. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Breiteig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Breiteig reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Breiteig is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 69,490. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 82 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 12 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Breiteig Last Name Statistics demography

Breiteig earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning 342,577 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breitig9320/
Breistig8827/
Britig862/
Breteg860/
Breitag80264/
Brittig8073/
Brettig8071/
Bratteig7510/
Bruettig758/
Breiteck752/
Bretag71903/
Britik71246/
Bratig7121/
Britek711/
Brattig67183/
Brittik671/
Brituec671/
Briteux670/

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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
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  • 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 Breiteig
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