Breitenbach Surname

53,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Breitenbach Surname Definition:

(Swiss, German) One who came from Breitenbach (settlement by a wide brook), in Switzerland; dweller near a wide Stream; one with a big stomach.

Breitenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,2021:15,4762,033
United States2,1061:172,10817,354
Brazil9591:223,2278,638
South Africa5801:93,41011,406
Poland1351:281,54634,278
Hungary921:106,69910,245
France721:922,538106,020
Namibia471:51,2646,204
Canada471:783,94961,790
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Austria411:207,69425,759
Australia371:729,61448,196
England231:2,422,52489,093
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Breitenbach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swiss, German) One who came from Breitenbach (settlement by a wide brook), in Switzerland; dweller near a wide Stream; one with a big stomach.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Breitenbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breitenbach is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breitenbach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,779th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 768,323 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Breitenbach live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 5,202 people, or 1 in 15,476. In Germany Breitenbach is most common in: Bavaria, where 31 percent reside, Hesse, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Breitenbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breitenbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Breitenbach last name rose 1,494 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breitenbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Breitenbach last name are 16.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Breitenbach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 245.67% more than the national average, earning R 821,436 per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $50,098 CAD per year.

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